In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luariz-Ayerdi and the second or maternal family name is Rona.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gorka Patricio Luariz-Ayerdi Rona | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Vasconia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Antiguoko | ||
| 2010–2012 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | → Real Unión B (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Lagun Onak | 32 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Laudio | 20 | (2) |
| 2014 | Tudelano | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Arenas | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Gernika | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Pasaia | 1 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Zamudio | 26 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Cerceda | 36 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Leioa | 36 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Arenas | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lagun Onak | 3 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Pasaia | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | Vasconia | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
Gorka Patricio Luariz-Ayerdi Rona (born 20 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for División de Honor de Guipúzcoa club Vasconia. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Early life
Luariz was born in Zaragoza, Aragon to a Basque father and an Equatoguinean mother, a Bubi from Malabo. He spent his childhood in Sangüesa, Vitoria-Gasteiz and San Sebastián.
Club career
He was called up by the Basque Country national team at youth levels.
Having developed at Antiguoko, he was signed by Athletic Bilbao in 2010, but suffered a cruciate ligament knee injury in his maiden campaign in their youth system and was released after an unremarkable loan with the reserve team of Real Unión.
Since then he moved around several teams, most located in the Basque Country, in the third and fourth tiers of Spanish football.
International career
Luariz made his national team debut as a substitute against Madagascar in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Personal life
At age 17, Luariz had a sentimental problem which caused him to lose all his body hair. Luariz's middle name, Patricio, is a tribute to his grandfather.
References
- Gorka Luariz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ "Entrevista. Gorka Luariz: " Cuando llegué a Zamudio dije que haría 10 goles como mínimo" [Interview. Gorka Luariz: "When I got to Zamudio I said I would make 10 goals at least"]. Vavel (in Spanish). 30 November 2016.
External links
- Gorka Luariz at BDFutbol
- Gorka Luariz profile in Athletic Bilbao website
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People with alopecia universalis
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen
- Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- CD Laudio players
- CD Tudelano footballers
- Arenas Club de Getxo footballers
- Gernika Club footballers
- Zamudio SD players
- SD Leioa players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- People of Bubi descent
- Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Equatoguinean people of Basque descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Zaragoza
- Spanish people of Basque descent
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish people of Bubi descent
- Antiguoko players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen