Joseba Llorente Etxarri

Football player infobox
playername = Joseba Llorente


fullname = Joseba Llorente Etxarri
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|11|24
cityofbirth = Hondarribia
countryofbirth = Spain
height = Height|m = 1.84
weight = 72 kg
currentclub = Villarreal CF
clubnumber = 16
position = Centre forward
youthyears = 1998-1999
youthclubs = Real Sociedad B
years = 1999–2003
2000–2001
2003–2005
2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Real Sociedad
→SD Eibar "(loan)"
SD Eibar
Real Valladolid
Villarreal CF
caps(goals) = 23 (4)
- (-)
38 (18)
100 (42)
5 (3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = September 30, 2008
ntupdate =

Joseba Llorente Etxarri, Llorente (born 24 November 1979 in Hondarribia, Basque Country), is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Villareal CF of the Spanish La Liga. His usual position is centre forward.

Llorente grew through the ranks of Real Sociedad, debuting for the first team on October 3, 1999, at Real Zaragoza (0-2 loss). He would however, only amass 23 appearances in four seasons and left, in 2003, for another Basque side, SD Eibar, in the "Segunda División", where he already had served a loan stint in 2000-01.

On January 20 2008, in a league match against Espanyol, Llorente broke the Spanish league record for the fastest goal ever scored (7.82 seconds), [cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/valladolid/es/desarrollo/1080190.html|title=Llorente scores fastest league goal|publisher=Marca|date=2008-01-20|language=Spanish] beating Dario Silva's previous record of 8 seconds. He broke through that season, aged almost 29, scoring 15 league goals and helping the team retain top-flight status.

On May 26, 2008, Llorente agreed a 4-year deal with Villareal CF, leaving Valladolid on a Bosman transfer. He netted his first goal for the club in a 2-1 turnaround win at CD Numancia, on September 21.

References

External links

* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6801 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon