Xanti Oyharçabal
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xantiago Oyharçabal Uscher | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bayonne, France | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Antiguoko | ||
| 2020–2024 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2024– | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | United States U19 | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 28, 2026 | |||
Xantiago Oyharçabal Uscher (born February 15, 2007) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or winger for Athletic Bilbao. Born in France, he is a United States youth international.
Early life
[edit]Oyharçabal was born in Bayonne, France on February 15, 2007. He holds American citizenship through his American-born Basque father, and is of Colombian descent through his mother. He moved to Spain at a young age where he began his footballing career.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Oyharçabal joined the youth academy of Spanish side Antiguoko. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Real Sociedad during the summer of 2020. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Athletic Bilbao.[2]
International career
[edit]Oyharçabal was born in France, raised in Spain, of American-Basque and Colombian descent; he is therefore eligible to play for France, Spain, the United States and Colombia.[1] He is a United States youth international. On March 28, 2026, he debuted for the United States men's national under-19 soccer team during a 4–0 away friendly win over the Wales national under-19 football team.
Style of play
[edit]Oyharçabal plays as a midfielder or winger. Spanish news website Vavel wrote in 2025 that he "brings something that isn't easily taught: the ability to unbalance defenses . His speed, his first touch, and his audacity in taking on defenders make him a fundamental attacking asset".[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Xanti Oyharçabal, el juvenil del Athletic elegible por cuatro países que debuta con la sub-19 de Estados Unidos" [Xanti Oyharçabal, the Athletic Bilbao youth player eligible for four countries, makes his debut with the United States U-19 team] (in Spanish). BilbaoHiria. March 27, 2026. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ Xanti Oyharçabal at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "El Athletic Club domina en la Youth League" [Athletic Club dominates the Youth League] (in Spanish). Vavel. October 12, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Xanti Oyharçabal at WorldFootball.net
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bayonne
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- French men's footballers
- American people of Basque descent
- American people of Colombian descent
- French people of American descent
- French people of Basque descent
- French people of Colombian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football wingers
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen