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Iñigo Córdoba
Córdoba in 2012
Personal information
Full name Iñigo Córdoba Querejeta
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2014 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Basconia 34 (4)
2015–2017 Bilbao Athletic 53 (4)
2017– Athletic Bilbao 42 (1)
International career‡
2013 Spain U17 2 (0)
2015–2016 Spain U19 2 (0)
2017– Spain U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Iñigo Córdoba Querejeta (Basque: [iɲiɣo koɾðoβa]; Spanish: [ˈiɲiɣo ˈkoɾðoβa]; born 13 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a left winger.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Córdoba joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2009, aged 12. He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2014–15 campaign, in Tercera División.[1]

In summer 2015, Córdoba spent the whole pre-season with the reserves, newly promoted to Segunda División. On 12 September of that year he made his professional debut aged 18, coming on as a late substitute for Aitor Seguín in a 0–1 away loss against Real Valladolid;[2] he started seven of his 21 appearances in the second tier, and remained with the B-team after their relegation at the end of the season.

After a year as a regular starter in the third level, Córdoba signed a new contract until 2021, and was invited to train with the senior side in the 2017 pre-season.[3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 August, replacing Mikel Balenziaga in a 0–0 home draw against Getafe CF.[4] He scored his first goal in a domestic league fixture away to Villarreal CF on 9 April 2018, the opener in a 3–1 victory for his team.[5] Before the end of the season he signed an extension to his contract, including a buyout clause of upwards of €30 million, running until June 2022.[6]

International career

Having initially been called up to the Spain under-21 squad by coach Albert Celades in October 2017,[7] the following month Córdoba made his debut at that level, coming on as a half-time substitute for Mikel Oyarzabal and scoring within eight minutes of his introduction in an eventual 5–1 victory over Slovakia on 14 November 2017, in a qualifier for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[8]

Personal life

Córdoba has two brothers who are also footballers. His older sibling Aitor (born 1995) is a central defender who graduated from the youth setup at SD Leioa and established himself in their senior team.[9][10] Asier, the youngest of the three (born 2000) is a winger, and was also groomed at Athletic Bilbao.[11] Their sister Ainhoa (born 2001) plays for Leoia's women's team in the Basque regional league.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 February 2019[13][14]
Club Season League Cup Europe[15] Other [16] Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2014–15 Tercera División 34 4 – – – 34 4
Total 34 4 – – – 34 4
Bilbao Athletic 2015–16 Segunda División 21 0 – – – 21 0
2016–17 32 4 – – – 32 4
Total 53 4 – – – 53 4
Athletic Bilbao 2017–18 La Liga 30 1 1 0 10 0 – 41 1
2018–19 12 0 3 0 – – 15 0
Total 42 1 4 0 10 0 0 0 56 1
Career total 129 9 4 0 10 0 0 0 143 9

References

  1. ^ "Signings and departures in Baskonia". Athletic's official website. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Villar silencia los pitos del José Zorrilla" [Villar silences the whistles of the José Zorilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Iñigo Córdoba renueva con el Athletic hasta 2021" [Iñigo Córdoba renews with Athletic until 2021] (in Spanish). Naiz. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Premio a la resistencia del Geta" [Prize for Geta's resistance] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Villarreal slump to 3–1 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga". Sky Sports. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ^ "New contract for Iñigo Córdoba". Athletic Bilbao. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Córdoba acorta su senda para suplir a Iker Muniain" [Córdoba shortens his path to supply Iker Muniain] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Match report: Spain thrash Slovakia in a masterclass at the Cartagonova (5–1)". sefulbol.com. Royal Spanish Football Federation. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Aitor Córdoba". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Entrevista. Aitor Córdoba: 'Perder tantos puntos en los últimos minutos no era normal'" [Interview. Aitor Cordoba: 'Losing so many points in the last minutes was not normal']. Vavel. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Asier Córdoba". official website. Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Ainhoa Córdoba". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. ^ Iñigo Córdoba at Athletic Bilbao
  14. ^ "Iñigo Córdoba". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. ^ Refers to the UEFA Europa League, except where specified.
  16. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
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