Osasuna manager Jagoba Arrasate has included Kepa Arrizabalaga in the 22-man Euskal Selekzioa squad for an international friendly against Venezuela in Bilbao on Saturday, 14 November. The fixture celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first autonomous Basque Government formed under President Jose Antonio Aguirre in 1936.
Basque Country squad
Unai Gomez and Gaizka Larrazabal are also in the selection as players plying their trade outside Spain. Aitor Fernandez provides competition between the posts.
Kepa's club career
Kepa is currently the understudy to David Raya at Arsenal. He previously had loan stints with Real Madrid and Bournemouth, and originally departed Bilbao for Chelsea in 2018.
Fixture background
The fixture was organised by Basque Football Federation president Xabier Goni. Venezuela welcomed thousands of Basque political exiles fleeing Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
Previous meetings
The Basque Country representative team has previously beaten Venezuela 4-3 away in San Cristobal, 3-1 at the old San Mames and 4-2 at Mendizorrotza.
The representative team's previous appearance was a 3-0 victory over Palestine on 15 November, with goals from Unai Elgezabal, Gorka Guruzeta and Urko Izeta. The previous Palestine match was played in front of a record 51,396 crowd.
