Enric Saborit
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Enric Saborit Teixidor | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Espanyol | |||
2008–2010 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Basconia | 4 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Bilbao Athletic | 115 | (6) |
2013–2018 | Athletic Bilbao | 33 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Mallorca (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2018– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 61 | (3) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
2010 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2020 |
Enric Saborit Teixidor (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrik saβoˈɾit]; born 27 April 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. as a left back.
Club career
Athletic Bilbao
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia and raised in Mataró,[1][2] at the age of 16 Saborit left the youth ranks of local RCD Espanyol and moved to Vitoria-Gasteiz where his mother was living.[1][3] A short time later he joined Athletic Bilbao,[4] prompting debate over whether his signing met the criteria of the club's policy as he had no link to the Basque region other than the short period of residency in the territory.[3][2]
After graduating from Athletic's youth academy at Lezama, Saborit spent three full seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B. He played 36 games in 2012–13, playoffs included.
Saborit made his La Liga debut with the Lions on 25 August 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win against CA Osasuna at the Anoeta Stadium.[5] On 9 July 2014, after being sparingly used in his debut campaign, he was loaned to RCD Mallorca in Segunda División.[6]
Saborit returned to Bilbao Athletic in 2015–16, and featured regularly in their attempt to stay in the second level, which ultimately proved unsuccessful. He made one appearance for the first team against AZ Alkmaar, in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, starting and assisting with his head to Kike Sola's goal to mark his European debut.[7]
Saborit was promoted once more to Athletic's main squad for the 2016–17 season, as understudy to Mikel Balenziaga.[8] He scored his first senior goal on 8 December 2016, in a 1–1 draw at SK Rapid Wien for the Europa League group phase.[9]
Maccabi Tel Aviv
At the end of the 2017–18 campaign, in which he featured in 23 matches across all competitions, Saborit was released by Athletic Bilbao. On 26 June 2018, he signed for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. on a three-year contract.[10]
References
- ^ a b Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (26 February 2008). "De Mataró a Bilbao" [From Mataró to Bilbao]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ a b Bautista Martínez, Juan (5 January 2017). "Saborit, un catalán en el Athletic" [Saborit, a Catalan at Athletic]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ a b Beato, Rafa (27 February 2008). "Saborit abre el debate de la filosofía del club" [Saborit opens debate on club philosophy]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "El Athletic tras Enric Saborit, cadete del RCD Espanyol" [Athletic tracking Enric Saborit, RCD Espanyol cadet] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Bilbao triumph in Basque derby". ESPN FC. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "El defensa del Athletic Enric Saborit jugará cedido en el Mallorca" [Athletic defender Enric Saborit will play on loan in Mallorca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Cuenca, Nika (10 December 2015). "El Athletic tira la victoria por una jugada del tebeo" [Athletic throw win away with comics-like play]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Saborit y Elustondo entran en la convocatoria por Beñat y Balenziaga" [Saborit and Elustondo make squad for Beñat and Balenziaga]. Deia (in Spanish). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Jiménez, Rubén (8 December 2016). "Empate y a esperar" [We draw and now we wait]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Enric Saborit ficha por el Maccabi Tel Aviv" [Enric Saborit signs for Maccabi Tel Aviv]. Deia (in Spanish). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links
- Enric Saborit at Athletic Bilbao
- Enric Saborit at BDFutbol
- Enric Saborit at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- RCD Mallorca players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel