Adrien Goñi Explained

Adrien Goñi
Fullname:Adrien Goñi Cariñanos
Birth Date:25 August 1988
Birth Place:Pamplona, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears2:2003–2006
Youthclubs1:Txantrea
Youthclubs2:Athletic Bilbao
Years1:2006–2007
Years2:2007–2011
Years3:2009
Years4:2011
Years5:2011–2012
Years6:2012
Years7:2012–2013
Years8:2013–2015
Years9:2015–2016
Years10:2016–2017
Years11:2017–2020
Years12:2020–2021
Years13:2021–2023
Clubs4:Girona
Clubs5:Sporting Mahonés
Clubs6:Orihuela
Clubs7:Amorebieta
Clubs8:Logroñés
Clubs9:La Roda
Clubs10:Amorebieta
Clubs11:Calahorra
Clubs12:Racing Rioja
Clubs13:Txantrea
Caps1:36
Caps2:114
Caps3:1
Caps4:1
Caps5:14
Caps6:10
Caps7:26
Caps8:38
Caps9:48
Caps10:31
Caps11:84
Caps12:22
Caps13:42
Totalcaps:467
Goals1:9
Goals2:19
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:5
Goals8:6
Goals9:7
Goals10:4
Goals11:16
Goals12:5
Goals13:7
Totalgoals:78

Adrien Goñi Cariñanos (born 25 August 1988) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Goñi was born in Pamplona, Navarre. Another product of Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth ranks, he made his debut for the first team in the dying stages of the 2008–09 campaign, starting in a 1–1 La Liga away draw against Sporting de Gijón on 3 May.[1]

In late January 2011, after almost two full seasons being solely used by the reserves in the Segunda División B, scoring a total of nine goals, Goñi terminated his contract with the club and signed a three-year deal with Girona FC of Segunda División, with the Basques having an option to rebuy in the first two.[2] He played his only match in the competition on 21 May, coming in as a late substitute in the 0–2 home loss to FC Barcelona B.[3]

In the summer of 2011, after only one official game with the Catalans (nine minutes played), Goñi joined CF Sporting Mahonés of division three. In the following transfer window, as the Balearic Islands club folded, he moved to another team in that tier, Orihuela CF.

Goñi continued to change clubs regularly in the next years, spending the 2012–13 campaign with SD Amorebieta, two years at UD Logroñés[4] and another with La Roda CF, always in the third division. In summer 2016, he returned to Amorebieta.[5]

Personal life

Goñi's younger brother, Julen, was also a footballer, who trained as a youth at Athletic and played as a right winger.[6] [7] The brothers were teammates during their time with Bilbao Athletic, along with their cousin Iker Muniain.[8] [9] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120718180158/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/252941?cc=5739 Sporting Gijón 1–1 Athletic Bilbao
  2. http://www.marca.com/2011/01/27/futbol/equipos/girona/1296141093.html Adrien Goñi deja el Athletic para fichar por el Girona (Adrien Goñi leaves Athletic to sign with Girona)
  3. http://www.diariosigloxxi.com/texto-diario/mostrar/71183/girona-barcelona-b-el-barca-b-se-lleva-un-derbi-insulso-0-2 Girona – Barcelona B: El Barça B se lleva un derbi insulso (0–2) (Girona – Barcelona B: Barça B take dull derby (0–2))
  4. Web site: Adrien Goñi es nuevo jugador del UD Logroñés. Adrien Goñi is a new UD Logroñés player. Vavel. es. 17 July 2013. 2 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Goti y Obieta se suman a Adrien Goñi en la SD Amorebieta. Goti and Obieta added to Adrien Goñi at SD Amorebieta. El Desmarque. es. 8 July 2016. 3 November 2020.
  6. News: La Chantrea, el mejor vivero, es del Athletic. La Chantrea, the best nursery, belongs to Athletic. El Diario Vasco. es. 10 February 2011. 7 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Julen Goñi regresa al fútbol: UD Logroñés o Txantrea le servirán de lanzadera. Julen Goñi returns to football: UD Logroñés or Txantrea will act as his trampoline. El Desmarque. es. 6 August 2013. 7 March 2017.
  8. News: "Todavía soy un crío". "I'm still a baby". El Correo. es. 30 April 2011. 25 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Adrien Goñi: La Roda tiene que seguir con esta actitud. Goñi: La Roda must continue this attitude. El Desmarque. es. 22 March 2016. 7 March 2017.