Xiker

Xiker
Xiker during his time with Peña Sport
Personal information
Full name Xiker Ozerinjauregi Mendikoetxea[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Zalla, Spain[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2007–2014 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Basconia 42 (0)
2016–2017 Toledo 7 (0)
2017–2018 Peña Sport 37 (2)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad B 3 (0)
2019 Cornellà 9 (0)
2019–2020 Betis B 10 (0)
2020 Sabadell 4 (0)
2020–2021 Ebro 17 (1)
2021–2022 Logroñés 20 (0)
2022–2023 Amorebieta 6 (0)
2023–2024 Badalona Futur 35 (1)
International career
2013 Spain U16 3 (0)
2015 Spain U18 3 (0)
2014 Spain U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Xiker Ozerinjauregi Mendikoetxea (born 30 January 1997), known as Xiker, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Xiker began his footballing career in 2007 when he joined the academy of Athletic Bilbao. He progressed through the club's youth and reserve sides over the course of the next nine years before going on to spend a season at each of Segunda División B clubs Toledo and Peña Sport, after which he joined Real Sociedad B in 2018. He then enjoyed brief spells with Cornellà, Real Betis B, Sabadell, Ebro and Logroñés, before signing for Amorebieta in 2022.[2]

Xiker is also a former Spanish youth international and represented Spain at various youth levels between 2013 and 2015.

  1. ^ a b c "Xiker Ozerinjauregi". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Cuatro canteranos de Lezama y siete vascos en la SD Logroñés". El Correo. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.(in Spanish)