Beñat Turrientes
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 2002)}}
{{family name hatnote|Turrientes|Imaz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Beñat Turrientes
| image = Beñat Turrientes 2021.jpg
| caption = Turrientes with Spain U21 in 2021
| full_name = Beñat Turrientes Imaz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|1|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Beasain, Spain
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Real Sociedad
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 = 2014–2019 | youthclubs1 = Real Sociedad
| years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Real Sociedad C | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = Real Sociedad B | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021– | clubs3 = Real Sociedad | caps3 = 51 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps1 = 19 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Spain U18 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021– | nationalteam3 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps3 = 23 | nationalgoals3 = 5
| nationalyears4 = 2024– | nationalteam4 = Spain U23 | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ESP}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team}}
| club-update = 29 March 2025
| ntupdate = 03:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Beñat Turrientes Imaz (born 31 January 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad.
Club career
Born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Turrientes joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2014, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 8 September 2019, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against CD Vitoria.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/justo-empate-5|title=Justo empate|trans-title=Fair draw|publisher=Real Sociedad|language=es|date=8 September 2019|accessdate=15 August 2021}}
On 20 September 2019, Turrientes renewed his contract until 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/renueva-hasta-2025-1|title=Renueva hasta 2025|trans-title=Renews until 2025|publisher=Real Sociedad|language=es|date=20 September 2019|accessdate=15 August 2021}} Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, he featured in 16 matches as the side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.
Turrientes made his professional debut on 21 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Lugo.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/lugo-vs-r-sociedad-b/cronica/2021/08/21/6121169ce2704e63bd8b45f3.html|title=El Lugo puso corazón, pero no logró ningún gol|trans-title=Lugo put their heart out, but did not score any goals|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=21 August 2021|accessdate=21 August 2021}} He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 September, starting in a 1–0 home win over Elche CF.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/r-sociedad-vs-elche/cronica/2021/09/26/6150bb97e2704ea1648b45ca.html|title=Oyarzabal y un regalo de Enzo Roco colocan a la Real a un punto del líder|trans-title=Oyarzabal and a gift from Enzo Roco put Real one point shy of the leaders|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=26 September 2021|accessdate=30 September 2021}}
On 7 August 2022, Turrientes was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 22 jersey.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/juventud-trabajo-e-ilusion|title=Juventud, trabajo e ilusión|trans-title=Youth, work and enthusiasm|publisher=Real Sociedad|language=es|date=7 August 2022|accessdate=8 August 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 29 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|benat-turrientes-imaz/603150}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Real Sociedad C
|17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Real Sociedad B
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Segunda División play-offs}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Real Sociedad
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|La Liga |28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|La Liga |17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 81 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!103 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 0 |
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Honours
Real Sociedad B
Spain U23
- Summer Olympics gold medal: 2024{{cite news |last=Ronay |first=Barney |date=9 August 2024 |title=Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/09/football-olympics-paris-france-spain-final |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}
References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- [https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/team/player/real-sociedad/benat-turrientes-imaz Profile] at the Real Sociedad website
{{Real Sociedad squad}}
{{Spain men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turrientes, Benat}}
Category:Footballers from Gipuzkoa
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Real Sociedad C footballers
Category:Real Sociedad B footballers
Category:Real Sociedad footballers
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Spain men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Spain
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Spain
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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