XABI ALONSO

Xabier Alonso Olano

 Date of birth     25 November 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth     Tolosa, Spain
Height     1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position     Midfielder
Club information
Current club     Real Madrid C.F.
Number     14

Youth career
    Antiguoko
    Real Sociedad
Senior career*

1999–2000     Real Sociedad B     39     (2)


1999–2004    
 Real Sociedad   
  114     (9)

 

2000–2001     → Eibar (loan)     14     (0)

2004–2009     Liverpool     143     (15)

2009–      
Real Madrid    
 124     (4)

National team‡
2000     Spain U18     1     (0)
2002–2003     Spain U21     9     (0)
2003–     Spain     106     (15)
2001–     Basque Country     5     (0)

Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso tries to control the ball during a training session in Hanover, 26 June 2006.

 Greek forward Angelos Charisteas (C) heads the ball between Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso (L) and Spanish defender Juanito during the Euro 2008 Championships Group D football match Greece vs. Spain on June 18, 2008 at the Wals-Siezenheim stadium in Salzburg. 

 Standing left to right are Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas,  Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique, Fernando Torres and front left to right are Andres Iniesta, David Silva,  Xavi Hernandez, Alvaro Arbeloa and Jordi Alba at the start of the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Ireland in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, June 14, 2012.