César Azpilicueta
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.
 Azpilicueta playing for Chelsea in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | César Azpilicueta Tanco[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1989[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
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* 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2011–12[9] | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[9] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 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[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2013–14[11] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[12] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16[13] | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[14] | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18[15] | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[16] | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 10] | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21[18] | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22[19] | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 11] | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23[20] | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 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 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, FA Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League/EFL Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 1 December 2022[22]
| 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]
| 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
Azpilicueta (standing right), André Ayew and Édouard Cissé celebrate winning the 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille.
Marseille
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2011–12[23]
- Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011[23]
Chelsea
- Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17[24]
- FA Cup: 2017–18;[25] runner-up: 2016–17,[26] 2019–20,[27] 2020–21,[28] 2021–22[29]
- Football League Cup/EFL Cup: 2014–15;[30] runner-up: 2018–19,[31] 2021–22[32]
- UEFA Champions League: 2020–21[33]
- UEFA Europa League: 2012–13,[34] 2018–19[35]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2021[36]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2021;[37] runner-up: 2012[38]
Spain U19
Spain U21
Spain
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2013[41]
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2020–21[42]
Individual
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