| Ander Guevara | |
| Full Name: | Ander Guevara Lajo |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Vitoria, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Alavés |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alavés |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Real Sociedad |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Real Sociedad C |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Real Sociedad B |
| Caps2: | 71 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Real Sociedad |
| Caps3: | 71 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Alavés |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam1: | Basque Country |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 March 2024 |
Ander Guevara Lajo (born 7 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Alavés.
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Guevara joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2012, from Deportivo Alavés.[2] He was promoted to the farm team ahead of the 2015–16 season, and made his debut during the campaign in Tercera División.
Guevara made his debut with the reserves on 1 October 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against CF Fuenlabrada. The following 17 June, he renewed his contract until 2020 and was definitely promoted to the B-side.[3]
Guevara made his first team debut on 26 October 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Rubén Pardo in a 1–0 away win against Lleida Esportiu, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] He made his La Liga debut on 15 March 2019, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Levante UD.
On 7 June 2019, Guevara renewed his contract until 2024,[5] being definitely promoted to the main squad two days later.[6]
On 9 July 2023, Guevara returned to his first club Alavés on a four-year contract.[7]
Guevara has played for the unofficial Basque Country team, making his debut against Costa Rica in November 2020.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Sociedad B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 1 | |||
| Real Sociedad | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 2 | |||
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