Career record
César Azpilicueta is a centre-back, full-back, born 28 August 1989, listed at 178 cm, and holds Spain citizenship. The club record here runs 2001–2026 across 7 clubs, 578 appearances and 13 goals.
The longest stay was Chelsea F.C., 11 years from 2012 to 2023 and 349 appearances. Chelsea F.C. accounts for the most football: 349 appearances of the 578 on record. The best scoring rate came at Chelsea F.C. — 10 in 349, a goal every 34.9 games. Across 25 years there were 6 moves, roughly one every 4.2 seasons. At senior international level the record is 44 caps and 1 goals.
| Club | Years | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Atlético Osasuna | 2001–2006 | — | — |
| Osasuna B | 2006–2007 | 27 | 1 |
| Club Atlético Osasuna | 2007–2010 | 99 | 0 |
| Olympique de Marseille | 2010–2012 | 47 | 1 |
| Chelsea F.C. | 2012–2023 | 349 | 10 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2023–2025 | 39 | 1 |
| Sevilla FC | 2025–2026 | 17 | 0 |
International record
| Team | Years | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain national under-16 association football team | 2005–2005 | 3 | 0 |
| Spain national under-17 association football team | 2006–2006 | 14 | 0 |
| Spain national under-19 football team | 2007–2008 | 18 | 2 |
| Spain national under-21 association football team | 2008–2011 | 19 | 1 |
| Spain national under-20 football team | 2009–2009 | 5 | 0 |
| Spain national under-23 football team | 2012–2012 | 6 | 0 |
| Spain men's national football team | 2013–2022 | 44 | 1 |
His clubs, in this archive
The archive covers 11 of the seasons César Azpilicueta spent at Chelsea F.C., 2012/13 to 2022/23. Chelsea F.C. won the Premier League twice in that span and finished in the top four eight times, averaging 71 points a season. At Olympique de Marseille, 2 covered seasons run 2010/11 to 2011/12, best finish 2nd in 2010/11. At Atlético Madrid, 2 covered seasons run 2023/24 to 2024/25, best finish 3rd in 2024/25. The single covered season at Osasuna B is 2006/07, when they finished 14th of 20 on 46 points. The single covered season at Sevilla FC is 2025/26, when they finished 15th of 20 on 43 points. Those placings are recalculated from the individual results rather than copied from a table, so they can be read against any other club on this site.
| Season | Competition | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osasuna B, 2006/07 | |||
| 2006/07 | La Liga | 14th of 20 | 46 |
| Olympique de Marseille, 2010/11–2011/12 | |||
| 2010/11 | Ligue 1 | 2nd of 20 | 68 |
| 2011/12 | Ligue 1 | 10th of 20 | 48 |
| Chelsea F.C., 2012/13–2022/23 | |||
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 3rd of 20 | 75 |
| 2013/14 | Premier League | 3rd of 20 | 82 |
| 2014/15 | Premier League | 1st of 20 | 87 |
| 2015/16 | Premier League | 10th of 20 | 50 |
| 2016/17 | Premier League | 1st of 20 | 93 |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 5th of 20 | 70 |
| 2018/19 | Premier League | 3rd of 20 | 72 |
| 2019/20 | Premier League | 4th of 20 | 66 |
| 2020/21 | Premier League | 4th of 20 | 67 |
| 2021/22 | Premier League | 3rd of 20 | 74 |
| 2022/23 | Premier League | 12th of 20 | 44 |
| Atlético Madrid, 2023/24–2024/25 | |||
| 2023/24 | La Liga | 4th of 20 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | La Liga | 3rd of 20 | 76 |
| Sevilla FC, 2025/26 | |||
| 2025/26 | La Liga | 15th of 20 | 43 |
Only the seasons this archive holds are listed — it begins in 2000/01 and covers league matches in the five competitions named above, so a career that started earlier or ran through other leagues shows a gap here rather than a blank.
How this page is put together
The career table above is the structured record held on Wikidata under a public-domain licence, read once and cached, not queried while you are reading. The player is bound to that record by date of birth rather than by name: a name search returns the wrong Klose and three different Robinhos, and a page carrying somebody else’s links cannot afford that.
Compare any two clubs he played for with the head-to-head tool, or read the records these seasons feed into.
Frequently asked
When and where was César Azpilicueta born?
28 August 1989, and holds Spain citizenship.
Which clubs did César Azpilicueta play for?
7 on record: Club Atlético Osasuna, Osasuna B, Club Atlético Osasuna, Olympique de Marseille, Chelsea F.C., Atlético Madrid, Sevilla FC.
How many of those seasons are in this archive?
17 of them, at 5 clubs. The archive runs from 2000/01 and covers the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, so seasons outside that window or in other leagues are not counted.
How long did the career last?
From 2001 to 2026 on the club record here, 25 years across 7 clubs in 3 of the five leagues this archive covers.
Which competitions can this site say anything about?
La Liga, Ligue 1, Premier League. Those are the ones his clubs played in during the seasons the archive holds; the rest of the career is listed above but has no placings beside it.
Where do these figures come from?
The career record is the structured data held for this player on Wikidata, which is public-domain. The league placings and points beside it are not: those are recalculated here from every individual result in the archive, which is why they can be compared with any other club or season on this site.