Ignacio Márquez

Goalkeeper - Real Sociedad U18
29 May 2028
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65 Edition

The Real Sociedad Gazette

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Javi López keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Real Sociedad may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Match24 Oct 2027

Real Sociedad see off Espanyol

Three points for Real Sociedad, 1‑0 the final word against Espanyol in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

The manager makes an example of Jon Gorrotxategi

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings25 Oct 2027

A masterclass from Mikel Oyarzábal

Marked 8.05 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Loan watch25 Oct 2027

Gorka Carrera has seen enough of Rayo Vallecano

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Real Sociedad, and 2 appearances in 14 say he has earned the hearing.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Mikel Oyarzábal gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Mikel Oyarzábal is on it.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

A satisfied Felipe Sánchez

“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 1‑0, Felipe Sánchez could afford to be generous.

Market25 Oct 2027

The Ander Barrenetxea question follows Real Sociedad around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Ander Barrenetxea’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

Looking ahead25 Oct 2027

Takefusa Kubo goes back to face Getafe

Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Takefusa Kubo’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Real Sociedad needing him to play as if none of it matters.

In brief

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56 Edition

The Real Sociedad Gazette

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market23 Aug 2027

Yangel Herrera puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Real Sociedad, and it is not being withdrawn.

Match21 Aug 2027

No end in sight to Real Sociedad's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Real Sociedad has to find a result from somewhere.

Match21 Aug 2027

Real Sociedad cannot find the net

5 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.

Squad23 Aug 2027

A move Victor Aznar would have made for nothing

There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Victor Aznar is living that version at Real Sociedad, and it tends to show in the first month.

Transfer targets23 Aug 2027

Real Sociedad bid $110.0K for Juan Carlos

The offer went to Girona this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.

Boardroom23 Aug 2027

Graduation day at Real Sociedad

5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

The terraces23 Aug 2027

One of their own: Pau Navarro

He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Market23 Aug 2027

Real Sociedad promote Ignacio Márquez from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ignacio Márquez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market23 Aug 2027

Carlos Hernández steps up from the Real Sociedad academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Hernández has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief