Xabi Irureta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xabier Iruretagoiena Arantzamendi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ondarroa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eibar | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Unión | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Real Unión | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Aurrerá Ondarroa | ||
| 2007–2009 | Eibar B | 48 | (0) |
| 2009– | Eibar | 172 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2014 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Xabier Iruretagoiena Arantzamendi, commonly known as Xabi (born 21 March 1986), is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Ondarroa, Biscay, Xabi made his senior debuts with local Real Unión in the 2005–06 season, in Segunda División B. In the 2006 summer he moved to amateurs CD Aurrerá Ondarroa, also in his native Basque Country.
In July 2007 Xabi joined SD Eibar, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1] He played his first match as a professional on 30 May 2009, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Xerez CD for the Segunda División championship,[2] and appeared in a further three matches during the campaign as the Armeros suffered relegation after ranking in 21st position.
Xabi was definitely promoted to the main squad in July 2009,[3] being named first-choice ahead of Zigor Goikuria. In 2012–13 he appeared in 46 matches (34 in the league, 4126 minutes of action) to help Eibar return to the "silver category" after a four-year absence.
On 20 February 2014 Xabi signed a new two-year deal with the club,[4] which was promoted to La Liga for the first-time ever. He made his debut in the competition on 24 August, aged 28, starting in a 1–0 home success against Real Sociedad.[5]
References
- ^ La permanencia y que algún jugador suba al primer equipo, objetivos del Eibar B (Survival and promotion of some player to the first team, Eibar B's objectives); El Correo, 5 August 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Xerez se paseó y acaricia el ascenso a Primera división (Xerez went sightseeing and nears promotion to Primera); Marca, 30 May 2009 Template:Es icon
- ^ «Lo mejor de los porteros del Eibar es su gran predisposición al trabajo» («The best of Eibar's goalkeepers is their willingness to work»); El Correo, 30 July 2009 Template:Es icon
- ^ Xabi Irureta renueva por dos temporadas (Xabi Irureta renews for two seasons); Eibar's official website, 20 February 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ Lara seals dream start for Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014