1. Markel Susaeta spent almost the entirety of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao after making his debut with the first team in 2007, appearing in 507 competitive matches and scoring 56 goals for the club.
11 Facts About Markel Susaeta
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Markel Susaeta played in Japan with Gamba Osaka, and in Australia with Melbourne City and Macarthur.
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Markel Susaeta finished with 29 La Liga appearances, netting on four occasions.
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Markel Susaeta added six games in that campaign's Copa del Rey, and they reached the final against Barcelona.
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Markel Susaeta came on as a substitute in the 2015 Spanish Cup final, once more lost to Barcelona.
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Markel Susaeta took the field in both legs of the following edition of the Supercopa de Espana, in which his team finally overcame the same opponent.
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In September 2016, Markel Susaeta broke the club record for appearances in European competition, passing the total of 55 set in the 1970s by goalkeeper Jose Angel Iribar.
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On 9 September 2019, Markel Susaeta joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
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Markel Susaeta continued in the Australian top division in November 2020, teaming up with former Athletic teammate Benat Etxebarria at Macarthur FC.
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Markel Susaeta featured for the unofficial Basque Country regional side.
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Markel Susaeta unsuccessfully emerged through Basque neighbours Real Sociedad's youth system, and had a brief spell with Athletic's reserves.