Imanol Ezkurdia

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Imanol Ezkurdia
Personal information
Full name Imanol Ezkurdia Ugalde
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lezo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Logroñés
Number 16
Youth career
2011–2018 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad C 16 (0)
2019–2023 Real Sociedad B 77 (1)
2022Real Unión (loan) 2 (0)
2023– Logroñés 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Imanol Ezkurdia Ugalde (born 4 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Logroñés.[1]

Club career[edit]

Born in Lezo, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Ezkurdia joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2011, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team during the 2017–18 season, in Tercera División.

Ezkurdia first appeared with the reserves on 10 March 2019, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B home draw against CD Tudelano.[2] On 5 February 2021, he renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2023,[3] and was a regular starter the campaign as his side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.

Ezkurdia made his professional debut on 21 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Lugo.[4] On 28 December, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to Primera División RFEF side Real Unión until June.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Imanol Ezkurdia at Soccerway
  2. ^ "El Tudelano pierde dos puntos en el minuto 86" [Tudelano miss two points in the 86th minute] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Hasta 2023" [Until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "El Lugo puso corazón, pero no logró ningún gol" [Lugo put their heart out, but did not score any goals] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Cedido al Real Unión" [Loaned to Real Unión] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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