Javier Soroeta’s fiercely contested first goal for Sanse

Javier Soroeta finally got his reward with Sanse: the Donostia forward scored his first LaLiga Hypermotion goal on Saturday against Tenerife. As MARCA reported, he celebrated with visible fury after VAR overturned an initial offside call that had led to the goal being ruled out first.

Zubieta’s twists and turns

According to MARCA, Soroeta arrived this summer after a third departure from Zubieta. His pathway to the Real system hasn’t been straightforward. MARCA details how, even as a kid, he was close at times—first approaching Real as an under-13/under-14 player, then missing out on the Infantil txiki group.

At 17, after featuring for Antiguoko in San Sebastián, he ended up at Zubieta—but not without another near-miss: MARCA says he had everything agreed with Osasuna, until Zubieta called him to stay put and not take the A-15 motorway.

Loans, options, and a return

The real shift came in summer 2022, when Soroeta joined Real. One season later, he was loaned to Pasaia (Tercera). In 2025, he went to Real Unión on a two-year deal, and Zubieta kept a buy-back option. MARCA states that this option was triggered “three months ago”, with a contract running until 2028.

This season, MARCA adds, Soroeta began at Sanse behind scorer Gorka Carrera, finding chances in the final stretches of games. After going without a goal versus Castellón, Albacete and Burgos, he finally broke the drought against Tenerife—under VAR’s spotlight—and did it in the most emotional way.