Borja Ekiza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Ekiza Imaz | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Enosis Neon | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Chantrea | ||
| 2002–2006 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Basconia | 41 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Bilbao Athletic | 36 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Athletic Bilbao | 67 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Eibar | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Zirka | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Omonia | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Enosis Neon | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018 | |||
Borja Ekiza Imaz (born 6 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Enosis Neon Paralimni FC.
Football career
Athletic Bilbao
Born in Pamplona, Ekiza arrived at Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 14, being eligible to represent the Basque through his Navarrese roots. He spent his first two senior seasons with CD Basconia, the club's third team.
Subsequently, Ekiza played with the reserves in Segunda División B, being sparingly used in two years. On 8 January 2011, after a string of injuries to the defensive sector in the first team awarded him with promotion to the main squad,[1] he made his La Liga debut in a 1–1 away draw against Málaga CF, playing the full 90 minutes;[2] he finished his first top flight campaign established in the side's starting XI, beating competition from seasoned veterans Fernando Amorebieta, Aitor Ocio and Ustaritz and being booked only once.[3]
In 2013–14, Ekiza lost his starting spot to Aymeric Laporte and Carlos Gurpegui due to repeated injuries, and only appeared once during the season, 37 minutes in a 2–1 win at Real Valladolid. On 31 July 2014, he terminated his contract with the Lions[4] and signed a two-year deal with fellow league team SD Eibar hours later.[5]
Omonia
On 21 July 2017, Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia announced the signing of Ekiza from Ukraine's FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 28 August 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basconia | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 0 | |||
| Bilbao Athletic | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 0 | |
| Eibar | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Zirka | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Omonia | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 196 | 4 | |
Honours
Athletic Bilbao
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2011–12[8]
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2011–12[9]
References
- ↑ "El candado de Ekiza" [Ekiza's lock]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Martinez leaves it late for Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Ekiza y Muniain, satisfechos de estar en el 'once' revelación de la UEFA" [Ekiza and Muniain, pleased to be in UEFA's newcomers 'XI']. Marca (in Spanish). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Rescisión del contrato de Borja Ekiza" [Borja Ekiza's contract termination] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Borja Ekiza nuevo fichaje del Eibar" [Borja Ekiza new signing of Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Borja Ekiza" [Borja Ekiza a footballer of OMONIA] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ Borja Ekiza at Soccerway
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (25 May 2012). "Barcelona end Guardiola era with Copa del Rey win over Athletic Bilbao". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ Henson, Mike (9 May 2012). "Atl Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links
- Borja Ekiza at Athletic Bilbao
- Borja Ekiza at BDFutbol