Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso
Alonso training with Bayern Munich in 2017
Personal information
Full name Xabier Alonso Olano
Date of birth (1981-11-25) 25 November 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Tolosa, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea (Manager)
Youth career
1990–1999 Antiguoko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Real Sociedad B 39 (2)
2000–2004 Real Sociedad 114 (9)
2000–2001 → Eibar (loan) 14 (0)
2004–2009 Liverpool 143 (15)
2009–2014 Real Madrid 158 (4)
2014–2017 Bayern Munich 79 (5)
Total 547 (35)
International career
2000 Spain U18 1 (0)
2002–2003 Spain U21 9 (0)
2001–2012 Basque Country 5 (0)
2003–2014 Spain 114 (16)
Managerial career
2019–2022 Real Sociedad B
2022–2025 Bayer Leverkusen
2025–2026 Real Madrid
2026–Current Chelsea
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner2008 Austria–Switzerland
Winner2012 Poland–Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2009 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981), is a Spanish manager and retired footballer. He played as a midfielder. The last club he played for was Bayern Munich.

Alonso also played for the Spain national team from 2003 until 2014. He retired from football in 2017 and became a manager in 2018 for Real Madrid's youth sectors, which are known as "La Fábrica" (the factory) In 2019, he also as Head Coach from 2025 until May 31st, 2026. Currently, on June 1st, 2026 he He has been approached by BlueCo as the new Manager at Chelsea to replace Liam Rosenior who has only been Head Coach for 4 months because he has not been able to give the club good results. He started coaching Real Sociedad's youth sectors. Real Sociedad is also the club where Alonso began his career in 1999.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad 1999–2000 La Liga 0010–––10
2000–01 18000–––180
2001–02 29300–––293
2002–03 33310–––343
2003–04 34300–81–424
Total 114920–81–12410
Eibar (loan) 2000–01 Segunda División 14000–––140
Liverpool 2004–05 Premier League 242000081–323
2005–06 353520011020535
2006–07 324102015010514
2007–08 192301040–272
2008–09 3343010101–475
Total 14315122404823021019
Real Madrid 2009–10 La Liga 34300–70–413
2010–11 34071–110–521
2011–12 36140–10021522
2012–13 28070–10020470
2013–14 26070–9000420
2014–15 0000–002020
Total 1584251–470612366
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga 26240–10200404
2015–16 26041–8110392
2016–17 27330–7010383
Total 795111–253201179
Career total 5083350440128611170144
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Championship
  5. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. 1 2 3 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  7. 1 2 Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of 18 June 2014
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain
200350
2004110
200560
2006111
200760
2008142
2009124
2010162
2011113
2012143
20133*0
201451
Career total11416
  • The match away against Equatorial Guinea in November 2013 although included in Alonso's 114 caps is not considered a full international by FIFA (too many substitutions) but it is official for the RFEF
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alonso goal.
List of international goals scored by Xabi Alonso
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 June 2006Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Ukraine1–04–02006 FIFA World Cup
220 August 2008Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark1–03–0Friendly
33–0
41 April 2009Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–12–12010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
528 June 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa South Africa3–23–22009 FIFA Confederations Cup
614 November 2009Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain Argentina1–02–1Friendly
72–1
829 May 2010Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Saudi Arabia2–13–2Friendly
98 June 2010Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain Poland3–06–0Friendly
107 June 2011Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela Venezuela3–03–0Friendly
1110 August 2011Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy Italy1–11–2Friendly
127 October 2011Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic2–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification
1330 May 2012Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland South Korea2–14–1Friendly
1423 June 2012Donbas Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine France1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012
152–0
1613 June 2014Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Netherlands1–01–52014 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 26 October 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Real Sociedad B 1 June 2019 28 May 2022 98402335140120+20040.82
Bayer Leverkusen 5 October 2022 17 May 2025 140883319308150+158062.86
Real Madrid 1 June 2025 12 January 2026 1916123818+20084.21
Total 2571445756485288+197056.03

Honours

Player

Liverpool

Real Madrid

Bayern Munich

Spain

Individual

Decorations

Manager

Bayer Leverkusen

Individual

References

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  15. ↑ "Liverpool 2 – 1 Chelsea". lfchistory.net. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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  28. ↑ "Atalanta 3–0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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  31. ↑ "Xabi Alonso, LALIGA EA SPORTS Coach of the Month for August". La Liga. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.