 Izaguirre with Celtic in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2010 | Motagua | 143 | (4) |
| 2010–2017 | Celtic | 175 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Fayha | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Celtic | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Motagua | 31 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Marathón | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 413 | (9) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Honduras U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Honduras U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2020 | Honduras | 111 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:08, 15 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2020 | |||
Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljojθaˈɣire]; born 10 May 1986) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently the sporting director of Motagua.
Izaguirre started his career at Motagua, where he played for seven years. In 2010, Scottish club Celtic spent £650,000 to sign him. Izaguirre won three awards in his first season in Scotland, being awarded the SPFA Players' Player of the Year, SFWA Footballer of the Year and the Scottish Premier League Player of the Year. He played over 250 games across all competitions for Celtic, winning six consecutive league titles in his first spell at the club, and a further league title when he rejoined for a second spell.
He made his debut for Honduras in 2007, and made 111 appearances. Izaguirre also played in two FIFA World Cups and four CONCACAF Gold Cups.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.