Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xiker Ozerinjauregi Mendikoetxea[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1997 | ||
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.