Urtzi Iriondo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Iriondo and the second or maternal family name is Petralanda.
Urtzi Iriondo
Personal information
Full name Urtzi Iriondo Petralanda
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
Place of birth Zeberio, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Elche
(on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Basconia 32 (1)
2014– Bilbao Athletic 46 (2)
2016– Athletic Bilbao 0 (0)
2016– → Elche (loan) 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2016.


Urtzi Iriondo Petralanda (born 30 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF on loan from Athletic Bilbao as a left back.

Club career

Born in Zeberio, Biscay, Basque Country, Iriondo joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2005, aged ten. Iriondo made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2013–14 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 26 May 2014, Iriondo was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. [1] He contributed with 14 appearances and one goal during the season, as the B-side returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.

Iriondo made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.[2] He scored his first goal as a professional on 24 April of the following year, netting his team's second in a 2–3 loss at UD Almería.

On 1 July 2016, Iriondo was loaned to Elche CF also in the second level, for one year.[3]

Personal life

Iriondo's identical twin brother, Eneko, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too was groomed at Athletic.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "El que la sigue, la consigue" [The one that follows it, gets it] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iriondo's transfer". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Eneko Iriondo profile". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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