# 2021–22 Real Sociedad season

The 2021–22 season was the 112th season in the existence of Real Sociedad and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Álex Remiro |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 3 | MF | ESP | Martín Zubimendi |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi (Captain) |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo (3rd captain) |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Portu |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Carlos Fernández |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal (vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Adnan Januzaj |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Aihen Muñoz |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Jon Guridi |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Diego Rico |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Ander Guevara |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Rafinha (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Alexander Isak |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal |
| 21 | MF | ESP | David Silva |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Ander Barrenetxea |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Alexander Sørloth (on loan from RB Leipzig) |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Robin Le Normand |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Jon Pacheco |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Robert Navarro |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Beñat Turrientes |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Roberto López |
| 30 | MF | SVK | Peter Pokorný |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Aritz Arambarri |
| 34 | GK | ESP | Gaizka Ayesa |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Julen Lobete |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | POR | Kévin Rodrigues (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | ESP | Martín Merquelanz (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ESP | Peru Ruiz (at Örgryte IS until 31 December 2021) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | Naïs Djouahra | Mirandés | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | Willian José | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | Kévin Rodrigues | Eibar | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | Peter Pokorný | Red Bull Salzburg | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2021 | Andoni Zubiaurre | Cultural Leonesa | Loan return | Loan return |
| 12 July 2021 | Mathew Ryan | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2021 | Alexander Sørloth | RB Leipzig | Loan | Loan |
| 26 July 2021 | Diego Rico | Bournemouth | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 27 December 2021 | Rafinha | Paris Saint-Germain F.C. | Loan | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 8 August 2021 | Kévin Rodrigues | Rayo Vallecano | Loan | Loan |
| 10 August 2021 | Martín Merquelanz | Rayo Vallecano | Loan | Loan |
| 26 August 2021 | Jon Bautista | Leganés | Loan | Loan |
| 26 August 2021 | Willian José | Real Betis | Loan | Loan |
| 31 August 2021 | Modibo Sagnan | Tondela | Loan | Loan |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 15 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 044.74 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 December 2021 | 3 February 2022 | First round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 080.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | 24 February 2022 | Group stage | Knockout round play-offs | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 045.10 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Real Betis | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 55 | |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | RSO | PSV | STU |
| 1 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

    Last updated on 22 May 2022.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Álex Remiro | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ESP | Unai Marrero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa | 35 | 0 | 14+10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo | 40 | 4 | 22+8 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Aihen Muñoz | 31 | 1 | 15+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Diego Rico | 26 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel | 40 | 0 | 25+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Robin Le Normand | 48 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Jon Pacheco | 16 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Álex Sola | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ESP | Cristo | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 3 | MF | ESP | Martín Zubimendi | 47 | 3 | 26+10 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia | 34 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Portu | 49 | 2 | 17+20 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino | 43 | 4 | 33+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Adnan Januzaj | 44 | 5 | 17+16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Jon Guridi | 9 | 2 | 1+7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Ander Guevara | 24 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Rafinha | 21 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | David Silva | 32 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Beñat Turrientes | 13 | 1 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Robert Navarro | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ESP | Jon Ander Olasagasti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Carlos Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal | 33 | 15 | 19+3 | 9 | 3+2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Alexander Isak | 41 | 10 | 26+6 | 6 | 2+1 | 1 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Ander Barrenetxea | 16 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Alexander Sørloth | 44 | 8 | 20+13 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 | 2+5 | 2 |
| 33 | FW | ESP | Jon Karrikaburu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Julen Lobete | 14 | 2 | 2+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | FRA | Naïs Djouahra | 11 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ESP | Germán Valera | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ESP | Ander Martín | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 25 | FW | ESP | Jon Bautista | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 25 November 2021
| Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | Mikel Oyarzabal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Alexander Isak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Aritz Elustondo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Mikel Merino | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Julen Lobete | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Adnan Januzaj | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Alexander Sørloth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Ander Barrenetxea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19 | 0 | 6 | 25 |