He amassed La Liga totals of 179 games and 50 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Real Sociedad, Valladolid, Villarreal and Osasuna.

He would however, only total 23 appearances in four seasons, and left in 2003 for another club in his native region, SD Eibar of Segunda División,[3] where he already had served a loan stint early into the 2000–01 campaign.

[12] His first season at Villarreal was highly productive as he scored a squad-best 15 league goals,[13] including two at FC Barcelona in a 3–3 draw on 10 May, postponing the Catalans' title-winning celebrations for a further week.

[14] On 16 June 2010, after another good year with the Valencians, Llorente rejoined Real Sociedad – recently returned to the top tier – penning a four-year contract worth €2.5 million.

[15] In his competitive debut, on 29 August, he assisted Xabi Prieto with a backheel for the game's only goal, at home against his former side Villarreal;[16] in mid-January 2011, however, after suffering a back injury, he was sidelined for the remainder of the season.