Beñat Turrientes Imaz (born 31 January 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.
Club career Born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Turrientes joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2014, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 8 September 2019, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against CD Vitoria.
On 20 September 2019, Turrientes renewed his contract until 2025. Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, he featured in 16 matches as the side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.
Turrientes made his professional debut on 21 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Lugo. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 September, starting in a 1–0 home win over Elche CF.
On 7 August 2022, Turrientes was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 22 jersey. In the 2023–24 season, he made 41 appearances in all competitions, including six in the UEFA Champions League as Real Sociedad reached the round of 16, and further extended his link until 2030 on 29 November 2024.
In 2025–26, Turrientes helped the Txuri-urdin win the Copa del Rey, the club's first major trophy during his senior career.
International career Turrientes represented Spain at several youth levels. He was part of the Spain under-23 squad that won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, defeating hosts France 5–3 after extra time in the final.
Turrientes made his debut with the full side on 18 November 2025, in a friendly against Iraq.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Sociedad C2019–20Tercera Federación170———170Real Sociedad B2020–21Segunda División B150——101602021–22Segunda División200——10210Total350——10360Real Sociedad2021–22La Liga801140—1312022–23La Liga601060—1302023–24La Liga2906060—4102024–25La Liga2103070—3102025–26La Liga27073——3432026–27La Liga4000100050Total950184240001374Career total1470184240101904
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSpain202610Total10
Honours
Real Sociedad B Segunda División B: 2020–21
Real Sociedad Copa del Rey: 2025–26
Spain U23 Summer Olympics gold medal: 2024
References
External links Profile at the Real Sociedad website
Beñat Turrientes Imaz – COE – Paris 2024