Aihen Muñoz Explained

Aihen Muñoz
Full Name:Aihen Muñoz Capellán
Birth Date:16 August 1997
Birth Place:Etxauri, Spain
Height:1.75 m[1]
Position:Left-back, left winger
Currentclub:Real Sociedad
Clubnumber:3
Youthclubs1:Real Sociedad
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:Real Sociedad C
Caps1:42
Goals1:4
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Real Sociedad B
Caps2:41
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–
Clubs3:Real Sociedad
Caps3:106
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:Basque Country
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:21:29, 20 January 2024(UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:16:42, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Aihen Muñoz Capellán (born 16 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a left winger.[2]

Club career

Born in Etxauri, Navarre,[3] Muñoz was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. Promoted to farm team CD Berio FT in July 2015, he made his senior debut during the campaign, in Tercera División.

For the 2017–18 season, Muñoz was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. He made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 6 January 2019, starting in a 2–0 away win against Real Madrid.[4]

On 23 April 2019, Muñoz renewed his contract until 2022,[5] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 9 June.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.[7] [8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad B2017–18Segunda División B240240
2018–19170170
Total410000000410
Real Sociedad2018–19La Liga110110
2019–2015050200
2020–211601020190
2021–222003180311
2022–232303010270
2023–242102060290
2024–2500000000
Total1060141170001371
Career total1470141170001781

Honours

Real Sociedad

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aihen Muñoz . 2 August 2022 . Real Sociedad.
  2. Web site: Aihen Muñoz, un extremo reconvertido a lateral. Aihen Muñoz, a winger converted into a full-back. El Diario Vasco. es. 6 January 2019. 15 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Un navarro de Etxauri debuta con la Real Sociedad. A Navarrese from Etxauri debuts with Real Sociedad. Diario de Navarra. es. 17 November 2018. 15 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Se va la Liga y llega Vinicius. The League goes out and Vinicius comes in. Marca. es. 6 January 2019. 15 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Until 2022. Real Sociedad. 23 April 2019. 24 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Promote to the first team. Real Sociedad. 9 June 2019. 4 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Empate sin goles de la Euskal Selekzioa ante Panamá . Basque Selection goalless draw against Panama . es . . 30 May 2019 . 26 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Empate entre la Euskal Selekzioa y Panamá (0-0) . Draw between Basque Selection and Panama (0-0) . es . . 30 May 2019 . 26 August 2019.
  9. News: Lowe. Sid. 2021-04-03. Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory. en-GB. The Guardian. 2021-04-03. 0261-3077.
  10. Web site: 2021-04-04. Athletic Club 0-1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal. 2021-04-03. AS.com. en. 19 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419225734/https://en.as.com/en/2021/04/03/football/1617473340_092105.html. dead.