Asier Illarramendi Andonegi is a Spanish midfielder of Real Madrid. He was born in 1990 in Mutriku, Spain.
Asier Illarramendi is a Real Sociedad youth graduate and since 2007 till 2011 he played for Real Sociedad B team. During 2009/10 season he appeared in 27 games and scored two goals, which helped his team to return to Segunda División B.
On 19 June 2010 he made his debut for the first team in a 1-4 loss against Elche CF.
In January 2011 Illarramendi made his La Liga debut in a 1–2 loss against Villarreal CF and the next month as a starter, he earned a full 90-minute cap against Espanyol, though the rest of the season he spent with the B team in the third division. With the time Asier has turned into a rock midfielder for Sociedad and helped his club to make it to the Champions Lague place during the season 2012/2013.
In July 2013 Real Madrid secured his services by activating release clause in the Basque’s contract that amounted to as much as €39m.
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