Kepa Arrizabalaga

Kepa Arrizabalaga
Arrizabalaga playing for Chelsea in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Ondarroa, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
AFC Bournemouth
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 13
Youth career
2004–2011 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Basconia 31 (0)
2013–2015 Athletic Bilbao B 50 (0)
2015–2018 Athletic Bilbao 53 (0)
2015Ponferradina (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016Real Valladolid (loan) 39 (0)
2018– Chelsea 109 (0)
2023–2024Real Madrid (loan) 14 (0)
2024–AFC Bournemouth (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U18 2 (0)
2012 Spain U19 6 (0)
2013–2017 Spain U21 22 (0)
2017– Spain 13 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2023 Netherlands
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Poland
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2012 Estonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:15, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta (born 3 October 1994), known simply as Kepa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth, on loan from Chelsea, and the Spain national team.[4]

Arrizabalaga began his senior club career with Basconia in 2011 but rejoined Athletic Bilbao in 2013. He played for Ponferradina and Real Valladolid on consecutive loans between 2015 and 2016, after which, he became a first-team regular at Bilbao; in 2018, he was the subject of a record association football transfer when he moved to Chelsea in a transfer worth €80 million (£72 million), a record fee for a goalkeeper. There, he won the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Super Cup. After inconsistent performances, Kepa joined Real Madrid on loan in 2023, where he won La Liga and the Champions League.

Arrizabalaga won the 2012 European Championship with Spain's under-19 team. He made his senior debut in 2017, and was part of the national squad for the 2018 World Cup, although he did not make an appearance at the tournament.

  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021: Chelsea FC" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2022. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Kepa Arrizabalaga". Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Kepa Arrizabalaga". Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2017.