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Iñigo Pérez

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Iñigo Pérez
Pérez with Osasuna in 2018
Personal information
Full name Iñigo Pérez Soto
Date of birth (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Osasuna
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2002 Chantrea
2002–2006 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Basconia 38 (8)
2007–2010 Bilbao Athletic 81 (9)
2009–2014 Athletic Bilbao 33 (1)
2011Huesca (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014Mallorca (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2018 Numancia 138 (4)
2018– Osasuna 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2020

Iñigo Pérez Soto (born 18 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna as a central midfielder.

Club career

A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks at Lezama, Pérez was born in Pamplona, Navarre, and moved to the reserves in early 2007 although he still spent some more time with CD Basconia, the farm team. On 28 October 2009, he made his debut for the main squad, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey defeat at Rayo Vallecano (2–4 aggregate loss).[1] He first appeared in La Liga two days later, replacing veteran Pablo Orbaiz in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Madrid.[2]

Definitely promoted to Athletic's first team for the 2010–11 season, Pérez scored in his first official appearance, a 3–0 home victory over RCD Mallorca, playing the last ten minutes in the place of Iker Muniain.[3] On 8 March 2011 he was loaned to SD Huesca of Segunda División – the winter transfer window had long since closed, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation allowed the move as the Aragonese had just lost David Bauzá to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[4]

Pérez appeared much more regularly for the Basques in the 2011–12 campaign under new manager Marcelo Bielsa, playing 40 games all competitions comprised mainly due to the departure of Orbaiz (loaned to Olympiacos FC) and the serious knee injury of Carlos Gurpegui. He spent the first half of 2013–14 on loan at Mallorca, returning on 31 January 2014 due to stress problems.[5]

On 18 July 2014, Pérez joined second division club CD Numancia after terminating his contract with Athletic.[6] On 2 July 2018, he agreed to a four-year deal with fellow league team CA Osasuna, who paid 750,000 for his services.[7]

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2018[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Athletic Bilbao 2009–10 La Liga 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2010–11 La Liga 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
2011–12 La Liga 22 0 9 0 9[a] 0 40 0
2012–13 La Liga 5 0 0 0 4[a] 1 9 1
2013–14 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 33 1 11 0 14 1 58 2
Huesca (loan) 2010–11 Segunda División 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Mallorca (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Numancia 2014–15 Segunda División 35 0 2 0 0 0 37 0
2015–16 Segunda División 26 1 1 0 0 0 27 1
2016–17 Segunda División 39 1 1 0 0 0 40 1
2017–18 Segunda División 21 2 3 0 0 0 24 2
Total 121 4 7 0 0 0 128 4
Career totals 180 5 18 0 14 1 212 6
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

Osasuna

References

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