Mikel González Martínez

Real Sociedad

A product of Real Sociedad's youth ranks, González was born in Arrasate-Mondragón, Gipuzkoa, and he made his first-team debut on 17 September 2005 in a 5–2 away loss against Mallorca. He went on to collect only two more La Liga appearances during that season. With the Basque team in the Segunda División, González became an undisputed starter, appearing in 35 games in 2009–10 as Real returned to the top flight after a three-year absence and contributing one goal, in a 2–1 home victory over Villarreal B. He added 32 matches – 30 starts – the next campaign as the club retained its league status, but somewhat lost his importance in the squad following the January 2011 signing of Norwegian Vadim Demidov and the emergence of youth product Iñigo Martínez. González returned to starting duties in the following seasons, alongside Martínez: he started in all his 34 league appearances in 2012–13 in more than 3.000 minutes of action, scoring against Rayo Vallecano (4–0, at home) and Valencia (5–2 away win) as the Txuriurdin finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League after one decade. González made his debut in the Champions League on 17 September 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 group phase home loss to Shakhtar Donetsk. He added a further four games in that stage of the competition, as his team ranked last. In April 2017, by now a backup member of the squad, González made his 300th appearance for Real Sociedad. It was his final match…

Real Sociedad

Segunda División: 2009–10 AEK Larnaca

Cypriot Super Cup: 2018