Alvaro Odriozola Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Market Value, Personal Life, Girlfriend, Awards and Many More

Spanish youngster Alvaro Odriozola Arzallus currently plays as a right back for the La Liga club Real Sociedad besides making regular participation for the Spain national football team. After starting his football training at his native club Marianistas, Odriozola joined the youth academy system of Real Sociedad in 2006. After eight years of rigorous training at the academy, he earned his place in the reserve team of Sociedad in 2013. He delivered several amazing performances for the B team till 2017.

Alvaro Odriozola Biography

He earned his place in the Real Sociedad first squad in 2017. After delivering a great performance in the last half of 2016-17 season, the club officials chose him as a permanent member of the first squad since the beginning of 2017-18 season. Besides his club performances, he also played for the Spanish U-21 team before making his debut for the senior squad in 2017. Without a doubt, Odriozola is definitely among the best young defenders the Spanish football has ever produced. Known for his lightning pace, he is quite an attractive choice for any manager as he can also play in the position of a winger.

Álvaro Odriozola Full Biography and Career

Alvaro Odriozola Youth Career

He started his footballing journey while joining his native side Marianistas at a very early age. He then moved to the youth academy system of La Liga club Real Sociedad in 2006, at the age of just 10. Odriozola went through a hardcore training regime at the academy and earned promotion through several youth squads in the club. After seven years of sharpening his skills at the academy from 2006 to 2013, Odriozola finally caught the attention of the reserve team officials.

Alvaro Odriozola Real Sociedad Career

Odriozola made his debut for the reserve team of Real Sociedad in a Segunda División B match against UD Las Palmas Atlético on 1^st September 2013. He made several appearances in the UEFA Youth League representing the B team in the same month. He earned his place in the reserve team as a permanent member at the beginning of the 2014–15 football season. Shortly after, he scored his first professional goal for the B team in a match against Real Unión on 6^th September 2014. Following his consistent performance for the reserve side, Odriozola signed a two-year contract renewal with Real Sociedad on 25^th February 2016.

Álvaro Odriozola Full Club career

After the injury of Carlos Martínez and Joseba Zaldúa, first-team officials took him for the defensive position. He made his first-team debut in a La Liga match against Málaga CF on 16^th January 2017. He made 16 more competitive appearances for the first squad in the 2016-17 season. Odriozola earned his promotion to the first team as a permanent member at the beginning of the 2017-18 football seasons. He made more than 25 La Liga appearances for the club last season. Odriozola helped his club to achieve their position in the top half of the La Liga table 2017-18. Several richest football clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona are now targeting him to get him in their side.

Alvaro Odriozola International Career

He first earned his U-21 call-up under their new manager Albert Celades in 2017. Odriozola helped the youth squad of Spain to reach the final of 2017 UEFA European Championship. The same year, he earned his call-up for the senior squad. He made his debut for the Spanish national team in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Albania on 6^th October 2017. On that same match, Spain defeated their opponent with 3-0 score where Thiago Alcântara scored a marvellous goal from an assist by Odriozola.

Álvaro Odriozola Full Spanish Career

Alvaro Odriozola Personal Life

Born in the Basque Country of Spain, Alvaro Odriozola is of pure Spanish descent. He grew up in the coastal city of San Sebastián playing football during his childhood days. The 22-year old footballer likes to keep his family life private. However, he has a huge fan following in social media.

Alvaro Odriozola Net Worth

The current net worth of Odriozola is estimated to be around €1.5 Million according to the end of season reports in 2018. His market value now stands at €25 Million as of the ongoing football season. ‘Best of You’ agency is now managing his rights since the last football season. He gets around €1.2 Million yearly salary from his current La Liga club Real Sociedad.

Alvaro Odriozola Individual Awards

He helped the Spanish U-21 team to become the runner-up at the 2017 UEFA European Championship. Besides, he also helped his La Liga club Sociedad to achieve decent positions in the La Liga table since the last two seasons. And as per his improvements are concerned, the young prospect of Spain surely has golden days to come.