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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz de Galarreta and the second or maternal family name is Etxeberria.
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
Ruiz de Galarreta with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Youth career
2003–2011 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Basconia 1 (0)
2011–2013 Bilbao Athletic 28 (0)
2011–2016 Athletic Bilbao 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Mirandés (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 → Zaragoza (loan) 37 (1)
2015–2016 → Leganés (loan) 20 (1)
2016–2017 Numancia 37 (2)
2017–2018 Barcelona B 27 (1)
2018–2019 Las Palmas 35 (2)
2019–2023 Mallorca 81 (0)
2019–2020 → Las Palmas (loan) 33 (0)
2023– Athletic Bilbao 0 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U16 2 (0)
2009 Spain U17 4 (0)
2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2012 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:23, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria (born 6 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a central midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Ruiz de Galarreta joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2003, aged 10. On 14 December 2011, while still considered a youth squad player, he made his debut with the first team, coming on as a substitute for Borja Ekiza in the 88th minute of a 4–2 away loss against Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in that season's UEFA Europa League;[2] during his first year, however, he almost exclusively played with the reserves in Segunda División B.

Ruiz de Galarreta made his second appearance for the main squad on 2 August 2012, again in the Europa League but now against NK Slaven Belupo (27 minutes played, 3–1 home win).[3] He played his first La Liga game on the 19th of the same month, replacing Gaizka Toquero at half-time of an eventual 3–5 home defeat to Real Betis.[4]

During a match with the B side against Lleida Esportiu on 21 October 2012, Ruiz de Galarreta ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament on his left knee, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.[5][6] For 2013–14 he was loaned to CD Mirandés of Segunda División,[7] where in a home game against CD Numancia, on 27 October he suffered the same injury.[8]

The following years, Ruiz de Galarreta played with Real Zaragoza[9] and CD Leganés on loan,[10] helping the latter club achieve a first-ever promotion to the top flight in 2016. He continued to compete in the second division subsequently, representing Numancia,[11] FC Barcelona Atlètic and UD Las Palmas.[12]

On 2 September 2019, Ruiz de Galarreta signed a four-year contract with RCD Mallorca in the top tier, though it was agreed he would remain on loan at Las Palmas for the upcoming season.[13] On 7 June 2023, he returned to his first club Athletic on a two-year deal.[14]

International career

Ruiz de Galarreta started representing Spain at under-17 level, appearing in friendlies against Portugal, Faroe Islands and Romania. He also played for the under-18s and the under-19s.

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 June 2023[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bilbao Athletic 2011–12 Segunda División B 25 0 — — — 25 0
2012–13 Segunda División B 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Athletic Bilbao 2011–12 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
2012–13 La Liga 3 0 0 0 5[a] 0 — 8 0
2013–14 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2015–16 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 0
Mirandés (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Zaragoza (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 37 1 1 0 — 3[b] 0 41 1
Leganés (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 20 1 2 1 — — 22 2
Numancia 2016–17 Segunda División 37 2 1 0 — — 38 2
Barcelona B 2017–18 Segunda División 27 1 — — — 27 1
Las Palmas 2018–19 Segunda División 35 2 0 0 — — 35 2
Mallorca 2020–21 Segunda División 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
2021–22 La Liga 22 0 4 0 — — 26 0
2022–23 La Liga 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
Total 81 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 88 0
Las Palmas (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 33 0 0 0 — — 33 0
Career total 312 8 11 1 6 0 3 0 332 9
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ruiz de Galarreta". Diario AS. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ PSG eliminated despite Athletic win; UEFA, 14 December 2011
  3. ^ Athletic – Slaven Koprivnica; UEFA, 2 August 2012
  4. ^ Betis fire five in eight-goal thriller Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 19 August 2012
  5. ^ Estado de los jugadores (Injury report); Athletic Bilbao, 22 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Galarreta se rompe el ligamento cruzado anterior (Galarreta ruptures anterior cruciate ligament); Marca, 22 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Ruiz de Galarreta cedido una temporada al Mirandés (Ruiz de Galarreta loaned to Mirandés for one season); Canal Athletic, 5 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ La mala suerte se ceba con Galarreta (Bad luck haunts Galarreta); Marca, 28 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Acuerdo con el Athletic Club para la cesión de Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Agreement with Athletic Club for the loan of Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta); Real Zaragoza, 12 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Ruiz de Galarreta, calidad y talento para el medio campo (Ruiz de Galarreta, quality and talent for the midfield); CD Leganés, 11 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, nuevo jugador del C.D Numancia (Iñigo Ruiz de Galarretea, new player of C.D. Numancia); CD Numancia, 12 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Galarreta, traspasado a la UD Las Palmas procedente del FC Barcelona (Galarreta, transferred to UD Las Palmas from FC Barcelona); UD Las Palmas, 7 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "El RCD Mallorca ficha a Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta y se queda cedido en la UD Las Palmas" [RCD Mallorca sign Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta and he remains on loan at UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Galarreta returns to Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta at Soccerway
  16. ^ Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta – UEFA competition record (archive)
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