# 2018–19 Real Sociedad season

The 2018–19 Real Sociedad season was the club's 72nd season in La Liga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) played by the club during the 2018–19 season.
The season was the first since 2002-03 and 2004–05 without both veterans Xabi Prieto and Imanol Agirretxe, who mutually retired after the previous campaign's conclusion.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 31 August 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Gerónimo Rulli |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Diego Llorente |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi (Captain) |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia |
| 6 | DF | MEX | Héctor Moreno |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Juanmi |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Adnan Januzaj |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Willian José |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Miguel Ángel Moyà |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pardo |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Martín Merquelanz |
| 17 | MF | ESP | David Zurutuza |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Théo Hernandez (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 20 | DF | POR | Kévin Rodrigues |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Jon Bautista |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Raúl Navas |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Luca Sangalli |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Sandro (on loan from Everton) |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Jon Guridi |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Robin Le Normand |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Andoni Zubiaurre |
| 34 | FW | ESP | Ander Barrenetxea |
| — | MF | ESP | David Concha |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Eneko Capilla (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2019) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 27 June 2018 | Markel Bergara | Getafe | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2018 | Héctor Hernández | Alavés | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2018 | Joseba Zaldúa | Leganés | Loan return | Loan return |
| 12 July 2018 | Mikel Merino | Newcastle United | Transfer | €12,000,000 |
| 10 August 2018 | Théo Hernandez | Real Madrid | Loan | Loan |
| 30 August 2018 | Sandro | Everton | Loan | Loan |
| 30 January 2019 | Modibo Sagnan | Racing Club de Lens | Transfer | €5,000,000 |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 27 June 2018 | Markel Bergara | Getafe | Transfer | Free |
| 28 June 2018 | Toño | AEK Larnaca | Transfer | Free |
| 30 June 2018 | Xabi Prieto | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| 3 July 2018 | Sergio Canales | Real Betis | Transfer | Free |
| 5 July 2018 | Álvaro Odriozola | Real Madrid | Transfer | €40,000,000 |
| 6 July 2018 | Carlos Martínez | Oviedo | Transfer | Free |
| 27 August 2018 | Alberto de la Bella | Las Palmas | Transfer | Free |
| 29 August 2018 | Imanol Agirretxe | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| 30 August 2018 | Héctor Hernández | Tenerife | Transfer | Free |
| 30 January 2019 | Modibo Sagnan | Racing Club de Lens | Loan | Loan |

## Competitions
### Overall

| 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 | 18 August 2018 | 19 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 034.21 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 November 2018 | 17 January 2019 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 033.33 |
Last updated: 18 May 2019 Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Espanyol | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 53 | |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 50 | |
| 10 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 50 | |
| 11 | Alavés | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 50 | |
* 1 2 Espanyol finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head points: Espanyol 1–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Espanyol.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, Valencia, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
* 1 2 3 Real Sociedad finished ahead of Real Betis and Alavés on head-to-head points: Real Sociedad 6, Real Betis 5, Alavés 5. Real Betis finished ahead of Alavés on goal difference: Real Betis –8, Alavés –11.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Copa del Rey
#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 18 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ARG | Gerónimo Rulli | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Miguel Ángel Moyà | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa | 29 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Diego Llorente | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MEX | Héctor Moreno | 29 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo | 29 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Théo Hernandez | 28 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | POR | Kévin Rodrigues | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Raúl Navas | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Robin Le Normand | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Aihen Muñoz | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Álex Sola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi | 26 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia | 37 | 1 | 29+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino | 32 | 4 | 24+5 | 3 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Adnan Januzaj | 24 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pardo | 25 | 1 | 16+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Martín Merquelanz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | David Zurutuza | 24 | 2 | 13+8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Luca Sangalli | 19 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Ander Guevara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ESP | Martín Zubimendi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Juanmi | 34 | 6 | 16+14 | 5 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal | 41 | 14 | 36+1 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Willian José | 34 | 11 | 28+3 | 11 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Jon Bautista | 19 | 1 | 4+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Sandro Ramírez | 26 | 0 | 10+14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ESP | Roberto López | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ESP | Ander Barrenetxea | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |