Euskaraz irakurri: De Marcosek beste denboraldi batez berritu du Athleticekin zuen kontratua
Athletic Club confirmed that the player Oscar de Marcos has extended his contract for one season and will now end his relationship with the rojiblanca entity on June 30, 2024.
From MarcosThe 34-year-old will thus celebrate his fifteenth season at Athletic with which he has already played 496 official matches since his debut on August 6, 2009 under Joaquín Caparrós in the second leg of the Europa League qualifier that faced the team from Bilbao with the Young Boys at the Wankdorf in Bern.
The footballer from Laguardia is tied with a legend like Agustín ‘Piru’ Gainza in that historical classification and is only ahead of José Ángel Iribar (614), Txetxu Rojo (541), the current captain Iker Muniain (531), Joseba Etxeberria ( 514), Andoni Iraola (510) and Markel Susaeta (507).
In these fourteen seasons, the player from Alava has played 378 league games, 46 in the Cup, 8 in the Champions League, 57 in the Europa League and 7 in the Super Cup, in which he has scored a total of 37 goals.
This campaign De Marcos has participated in 34 of the 35 league games -he only lost the Basque derby against Real Sociedad on April 15 in San Mamés due to suspension- and with 2,550 minutes he is the third player most used by Ernesto Valverde after Iñaki Williams (2,592) and goalkeeper Unai Simón (2,566).
In its statement, Athletic highlights that “if the sporting career” of De Marcos “is brilliant, his social and human relevance is no less so”.
“In the chain of transmission of the sense of belonging shared by the team and fans, Óscar de Marcos is a decisive link. He ideally embodies the unique identity of Athletic and this is recognized by the members and the rojiblanca fans as a whole”, they stress. .
Source: Eitb
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