Iñaki Astiz Ventura

Iñaki Astiz

Astiz with Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Astiz Ventura
Date of birth (1983-11-05) 5 November 1983
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 23
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Osasuna B 132 (9)
2007–2008 Osasuna 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 23 (1)
2008–2015 Legia Warsaw 136 (7)
2015– APOEL 26 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Astiz and the second or maternal family name is Ventura.

Iñaki Astiz Ventura (born 5 November 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC as a central defender.

Football career

A product of local CA Osasuna's youth system, Astiz was born in Pamplona, Navarre, and his earlier career was spent with the B-team where he met Jan Urban, a former club player who was manager of the reserves at the time. Thus, he was loaned for the 2007–08 season to Legia Warsaw (where Urban would work as coach) in the Ekstraklasa, becoming the first Spaniard ever to play in that competition.[1]

Astiz returned to Osasuna in June 2008, only to rejoin Legia immediately for five years despite still having a contract running. The former, however, retained the possibility to re-buy the player after the first two seasons.[2]

On 21 June 2015, Astiz signed a two-year deal with APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division.[3] He made his competitive debut on 14 July, in a 0–0 home draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[4]

Club statistics

As of 28 November 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 2002–03[5] Segunda División B 181———181
2003–04[5] Segunda División B 151———151
2004–05[5] Segunda División B 343———343
2005–06[5] Segunda División B 312———312
2006–07[5] Segunda División B 342———342
Total 1329———1329
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2007–08[6] Ekstraklasa 2311101[lower-alpha 1]0—351
Legia Warsaw 2008–09[7][8] Ekstraklasa 26110000—361
2009–10[9][8] Ekstraklasa 251404[lower-alpha 1]0—331
2010–11[10][8] Ekstraklasa 17060——230
2011–12[11][8] Ekstraklasa 121502[lower-alpha 1]0—191
2012–13[12][8] Ekstraklasa 261406[lower-alpha 1]0—361
2013–14[13][8] Ekstraklasa 112102[lower-alpha 1]0—142
2014–15[14][8] Ekstraklasa 191408[lower-alpha 2]0—311
Total 1598450230—2278
APOEL 2015–16[8] Cypriot First Division 1603010[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0300
2016–17[8] Cypriot First Division 1000011[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0220
Total 2603021020520
Career total 317174804402041117
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

Legia Warsaw
APOEL

References

  1. ↑ Astiz se marcha cedido al Legia de Varsovia (Astiz goes on loan to Legia Warsaw); Osasuna's official website, 27 June 2007 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Iñaki Astiz se ha desvinculado del CA Osasuna (Iñaki Astiz cuts ties with Osasuna); Osasuna's official website, 26 August 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Κατ'αρχήν συμφωνία με τον Iñaki Astiz Ventura [Agreement in principle with Iñaki Astiz Ventura] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "APOEL 0–0 Vardar". UEFA.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Astiz: Iñaki Astiz Ventura". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2007/08" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2008/09" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Iñaki Astiz". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2009/10" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2010/11" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2011/12" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2012/13" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2013/14" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2014/15" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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