César Azpilicueta

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César Azpilicueta
Azpilicueta playing for Chelsea in 2019
Personal information
Full name César Azpilicueta Tanco[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Zizur Mayor, Spain[3]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[4]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 3
Youth career
2001–2006 Osasuna Cantera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Osasuna B 27 (1)
2007–2010 Osasuna 99 (0)
2010–2012 Marseille 47 (1)
2012–2023 Chelsea 349 (10)
2023– Atlético Madrid 7 (0)
National team‡
2005 Spain U16 3 (0)
2006 Spain U17 14 (0)
2007–2008 Spain U19 18 (2)
2009 Spain U20 5 (0)
2008–2011 Spain U21 19 (1)
2012 Spain U23 6 (0)
2013– Spain 44 (1)
Honours
Representing  Spain
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2013
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2011
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2007
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:33, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

César Azpilicueta Tanco (born 28 August 1989) is a Spanish football player. He plays as a defender for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 20 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Osasuna B 2006–07[5] Segunda División B 24 1 — — — — 24 1
2007–08[6] 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Total 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Osasuna 2006–07[5] La Liga 1 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 — 3 0
2007–08[6] 29 0 0 0 — — — 29 0
2008–09[7] 36 0 2 0 — — — 38 0
2009–10[8] 33 0 5 0 — — — 38 0
Total 99 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 108 0
Marseille 2010–11[9] Ligue 1 15 0 0 0 1 1 4[d] 0 1[e] 0 21 1
2011–12[9] 30 1 3 0 3 0 8[d] 0 0 0 44 1
2012–13[9] 2 0 — — 1[f] 0 — 3 0
Total 47 1 3 0 4 1 13 0 1 0 68 2
Chelsea 2012–13[10] Premier League 27 0 5 0 5 0 9[g] 0 2[h] 0 48 0
2013–14[11] 29 0 2 0 3 1 10[d] 0 0 0 44 1
2014–15[12] 29 0 2 0 5 0 4[d] 0 — 40 0
2015–16[13] 37 2 3 0 0 0 8[d] 0 1[i] 0 49 2
2016–17[14] 38 1 6 0 3 1 — — 47 2
2017–18[15] 37 2 4 0 2 0 8[d] 1 1[i] 0 52 3
2018–19[16] 38 1 3 0 6 0 9[f] 0 1[i] 0 57 1
2019–20[17] 36 2 5 0 0 0 7[d] 2 1[j] 0 49 4
2020–21[18] 26 1 4 0 2 0 11[d] 0 — 43 1
2021–22[19] 27 1 4 1 4 0 9[d] 1 3[k] 0 47 3
2022–23[20] 25 0 1 0 1 0 5[d] 0 — 32 0
Total 349 10 39 1 31 2 80 4 9 0 508 17
Atlético Madrid 2023–24[21] La Liga 7 0 0 0 — 1 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 524 12 50 1 35 3 94 4 10 0 713 20
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  10. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  11. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International[change | change source]

As of match played 1 December 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2013 4 0
2014 6 0
2015 2 0
2016 6 0
2017 2 0
2018 5 0
2021 11 1
2022 8 0
Total 44 1
As of match played 1 December 2022
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Azpilicueta goal[22]
List of international goals scored by César Azpilicueta
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 June 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 27  Croatia 2–1 5–3 (aet) UEFA Euro 2020

Honours[change | change source]

Azpilicueta (standing right), André Ayew and Édouard Cissé celebrate winning the 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille.

Marseille

Chelsea

Spain U19

Spain U21

Spain

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cesar Azpilicueta". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. ↑ "Azpilicueta y su 'ADN rojillo'" (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cesar Azpilicueta". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Azpilicueta: Matches: 2006–07". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Azpilicueta: Matches: 2007–08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Azpilicueta: Matches: 2008–09". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Azpilicueta: Matches: 2009–10". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Cesar Azpilicueta" (in French). Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Cesar Azpilicueta in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "National football team player César Azpilicueta". EU-football.info. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 César Azpilicueta at Soccerway
  24. ↑ "César Azpilicueta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  25. ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  27. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  28. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  29. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (24 February 2019). "Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  33. ↑ McNulty, Phil (29 May 2021). "Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  34. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2013). "Benfica 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
  35. ↑ Bevan, Chris (29 May 2019). "Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  36. ↑ Sterling, Mark (11 August 2021). "Chelsea 1–1 Villarreal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  37. ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Palmeiras". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  38. ↑ Emons, Michael (16 December 2012). "Corinthians 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  39. ↑ Huerta, Daniel; Ashby, Kevin (20 June 2009). "Azpilicueta out to prove a point". Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  40. ↑ García, Miguel Ángel (24 March 2021). "¿Qué fue de los campeones sub 21 de España de 2011?" [What happened to Spain Under-21's 2011 champions?]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  41. ↑ "Fred and Neymar claim Confeds for Brazil". FIFA. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  42. ↑ "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  43. ↑ "Hazard wins Player of the Year". Chelsea F.C. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  44. ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2018/19 Season". UEFA. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  45. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.


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