Oier Olazábal Paredes (born 14 September 1989), known simply as Oier, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Barcelona Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Oier arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy at the age of 18, from local Real Unión. He spent his first years with the reserves as backup to another youth product, Rubén.
Oier made his debut for the first team on 2 January 2008, in the 2–2 home draw against CD Alcoyano in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. More than one year after, on 17 May, he appeared for the first time in La Liga as Barça were already champions, in a 2–1 away loss to RCD Mallorca.
For the 2009–10 campaign, after Albert Jorquera left for neighbours Girona FC, Oier was promoted to third choice. He still continued to appear regularly for the B's, however.
Granada On 11 July 2014, Oier signed a three-year deal with Granada CF for an undisclosed fee. On 25 August of the following year, he was loaned to fellow top-division side Real Sociedad in a season-long deal.
Levante On 29 January 2017, Oier was loaned to Levante UD for the rest of the campaign with the option to buy in event of promotion; he replaced Álex Remiro, whose own temporary switch from Athletic Bilbao had been curtailed. Manager Juan Ramón López Muñiz began playing him in place of Raúl Fernández in the final matches, including in the goalless draw at CD Tenerife on 20 May that saw the Granotas crowned Segunda División champions.
Oier took the starting place from Fernández in the top flight, and signed a new deal in June 2018 to last until 2021, with a further year as an option.
Espanyol Having only been used in cup games due to Paco López' preference for Aitor Fernández, Oier left for RCD Espanyol on 31 January 2020 for a €1.5 million fee, signing until June 2022 with the option of another season after that. Due to Diego López' suspension, he debuted on 13 June as the 70th goalkeeper in the club's history in a 2–0 home win over Deportivo Alavés.
Pafos On 17 August 2022, Oier moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for Pafos FC in the Cypriot First Division. He featured in only two games during his spell.
Andorra Oier returned to Spain and its second tier on 29 August 2023, after agreeing to a two-year contract at FC Andorra.
International career On 30 December 2016, Oier made his one appearance for the unofficial Basque Country team, playing the second half of a 3–1 win over Tunisia at the San Mamés Stadium.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B2007–08Tercera División310——403502008–09Segunda División B90———902009–10Segunda División B180——302102010–11Segunda División150———1502011–12Segunda División230———2302012–13Segunda División190———190Total1150——701220Barcelona2007–08La Liga001000—102008–09La Liga100000—102010–11La Liga00000000002011–12La Liga00000000002012–13La Liga000000—002013–14La Liga000000—00Total1010000020Granada2014–15La Liga14020——1602015–16La Liga0000——002016–17La Liga0010——10Total14030——170Real Sociedad (loan)2015–16La Liga3020——50Levante (loan)2016–17Segunda División5000——50Levante2017–18La Liga26010——2702018–19La Liga21000——2102019–20La Liga0020——20Levante total52030——550Espanyol2019–20La Liga20———202020–21Segunda División2020——402021–22La Liga2000——20Total6020——80Pafos2022–23Cypriot First Division1010——20Andorra2023–24Segunda División0000——002024–25Primera Federación12010—00130Total12010—00130Career total204013000702240
Honours Barcelona La Liga: 2008–09 Supercopa de España: 2010 UEFA Champions League: 2010–11 UEFA Super Cup: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
Levante Segunda División: 2016–17
Espanyol Segunda División: 2020–21
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