Athletic Bilbao Born in
Cantaura,
Pedro María Freites Municipality,
Anzoátegui, Venezuela, Amorebieta joined
Athletic Bilbao in 1996, aged 11; he met the club's
eligibility standards having been raised in the
Basque town of
Iurreta and through his parents, both of whom hailed from the region. After progressing through the ranks – alongside
Fernando Llorente– including
CD Basconia (the
farm team) and
Bilbao Athletic (the
reserves), he made his first-team debut in
2005–06, becoming first choice in the subsequent
La Liga seasons. Amorebieta played a total of 47 official matches in
2009–10, helping Athletic to reach the
round of 32 in the
UEFA Europa League as well as an eighth-place finish in the league; he collected 18
yellow cards in the process, being
sent off twice. Amorebieta began the
2012–13 campaign nursing a
pubalgia ailment, and was later involved in a dispute over the extension of his contract.
Fulham On 15 April 2013, Amorebieta signed a four-year deal with
Fulham on a
free transfer effective as of 1 July. The
Premier League club officially announced him on 22 May, and he made his debut on 14 September, coming on as a
substitute for
Kieran Richardson in a 1–1 draw against
West Bromwich Albion at
Craven Cottage. Amorebieta was sent off on 22 March 2014 for conceding a
penalty with a foul on
David Silva in an eventual 5–0 defeat at
Manchester City. He scored his first goal in
English football on 26 April, his team's second in an eventual 2–2 home draw with
Hull City. He made 26 competitive appearances in his
debut season, which ended with relegation. On 6 March 2015, after returning from three months out injured, On the 25th, he was loaned to fellow
Championship side
Middlesbrough until the end of
the campaign, with left-back
James Husband moving in the opposite direction. he was unused in
the final at
Wembley Stadium, a 2–0 defeat to
Norwich City. On 28 August 2015, Amorebieta returned to the
Riverside Stadium for the entirety of
the season, with Husband again being lent to Fulham for a month as part of the deal. On 1 February of the following year, however, he was recalled.
Sporting Gijón Amorebieta returned to Spain and its top division on 22 July 2016, after agreeing to a three-year contract at
Sporting de Gijón. He made his debut on 21 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home victory against former club Athletic.
Later years On 10 July 2017, following
Sporting's relegation, Amorebieta moved to Argentina and joined
Club Atlético Independiente. In January 2019, the
free agent agreed to a two-year deal at
Cerro Porteño of the
Paraguayan Primera División. After retiring aged 35, Amorebieta worked as
Club Portugalete's
director of football. Subsequently, he was assistant manager to his former Athletic teammate
Ibai Gómez at
Santutxu FC's youths and
Segunda Federación club
Arenas Club de Getxo. ==International career==