Joseba Zaldúa
 Zaldúa training with Real Sociedad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseba Zaldúa Bengoetxea[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Real Sociedad B | 67 | (2) |
| 2013–2022 | Real Sociedad | 152 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Leganés (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2022– | Cádiz | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Basque Country | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 | |||
Joseba Zaldúa Bengoetxea (born 24 June 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cádiz CF.
Club career[edit]
Real Sociedad[edit]
Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Zaldúa played his youth football with local Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut with the reserves, spending several seasons in the Segunda División B with them.
Zaldúa appeared in his first official match with the main squad on 23 November 2013, featuring the first 80 minutes before being substituted for Javi Ros in a 4–3 La Liga home win against RC Celta de Vigo.[2] Roughly a month later, he signed a new deal with the Basques until 2016.[3]
On 20 May 2014, Zaldúa renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2018, and was definitely promoted to the first team.[4] On 4 July 2017, he was loaned to fellow top-flight club CD Leganés for one year.[5] He made 30 appearances as the side from the outskirts of Madrid avoided relegation, and scored a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Deportivo Alavés on 21 January 2018.[6] On 7 May, he was sent off in a 3–0 home loss to Levante UD for denying José Luis Morales a goalscoring opportunity.[7]
Zaldúa scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on 12 May 2019 in a 3–1 victory over Real Madrid at Anoeta Stadium, but was replaced in the same game with a broken left leg.[8]
Cádiz[edit]
On 11 July 2022, Zaldúa joined Cádiz CF on a three-year contract.[9] He spent the vast majority of his first season on the sidelines, nursing a serious knee injury.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2013–14 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 152 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 1 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
Honours[edit]
Real Sociedad
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Zaldua". Diario AS. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Superb Vela inspires Sociedad". ESPN FC. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Joseba Zaldua renueva hasta 2016" [Joseba Zaldua renews until 2016] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "El sueño de Joseba y Jon" [Joseba and Jon's dream] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Zaldua apuntala el lateral derecho pepinero" [Zaldua bolsters the pepinero right flank] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ McTear, Euan (21 January 2018). "Alaves snatch a draw from the jaws of victory". Marca. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Rodríguez, Ángel (7 May 2018). "Tormenta granota en Butarque" [Granota storm in Butarque]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Ya se conoce el alcance de la lesión de Zaldua" [Extent of Zaldúa's injury already known] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Joseba Zaldua refuerza el lateral derecho" [Joseba Zaldua bolsters the right back] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Cádiz CF: Zaldua jugó nueve meses después de su lesión y explica cómo se siente" [Cádiz CF: Zaldua played nine months after his injury and explains how he feels]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Joseba Zaldúa at BDFutbol
- ^ Joseba Zaldúa at Soccerway
- ^ Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
External links[edit]
- Joseba Zaldúa at BDFutbol
- Joseba Zaldúa at Futbolme (in Spanish)