Overview
- Mikel Oyarzábal’s brace against Serbia lifted him to 24 goals for Spain and five straight scoring games, leaving him one shy of David Villa’s record.
- Luis de la Fuente moved him from the wing to center forward, and he now leads the coach’s tenure with 18 international goals.
- The upcoming Egypt match in Cornellà offers the next chance to extend the run, though his minutes have not been confirmed.
- At Real Sociedad he is captain with 126 goals, which ranks second on the club’s all-time list behind Jesús Satrustegui.
- Coaches and teammates describe a quiet leader who steadies a young squad, and De la Fuente even backs him as a coach in the future.