Markel Areitio

Markel Areitio Cedrún (born 7 September 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Izarra as a goalkeeper.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Areitio and the second or maternal family name is Cedrún.
Markel Areitio
Areitio with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Markel Areitio Cedrún
Date of birth (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996
Place of birth Iurreta, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2006–2010 Athletic Bilbao
2010–2012 Iurretako
2012–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Basconia 10 (0)
2015–2016 Durango 32 (0)
2016–2019 Vitoria 57 (0)
2016–2019 Eibar 1 (0)
2020- Izarra 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2020

Club career

Born in Iurreta, Biscay, Basque Country, Areitio played youth football for Iurretako FT and Athletic Bilbao.[1] He made his debut as a senior for the latter's farm team in 2014, in Tercera División.

On 8 June 2015, Areitio was released by Athletic,[2] and subsequently joined SCD Durango also in the fourth division.[3] On 13 July of the following year he moved to fellow league team CD Vitoria, SD Eibar's reserves.[4]

On 17 September 2016, Areitio was called up to the main squad for a La Liga match against Sevilla FC, as starter Asier Riesgo was suspended.[5] He made his professional debut just hours later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bebé in a 1–1 draw at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium after Yoel was sent off.[6]

Personal life

Areitio comes from a family of goalkeepers: his grandfather's brother Carmelo Cedrún was a Spanish international, while his uncle Andoni Cedrún appeared in more than 300 league matches for Real Zaragoza. Both also represented Athletic as a youth.[7]

References
  1. "Jugador de la semana: Markel Areitio" [Player of the week: Markel Areitio] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "Dismissals in Junior Honor". Athletic Bilbao. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "Zenita, Gorroño, Ramirez y Zeni, las nuevas apuestas de la Cultural de Durango" [Zenita, Gorroño, Ramirez and Zeni, the new bets of Cultural de Durango] (in Spanish). Durangaldeko Telebista. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "Composición de la plantilla del Tercera División temp 16/17" [Tercera División squad 16/17 season] (in Spanish). CD Vitoria. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. "Markel Areitio, nieto del mítico Carmelo Cedrún, ocupará plaza en el banquillo" [Markel Areitio, grandson of legendary Carmelo Cedrún, will be on the bench]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "El Sevilla no reparte a domicilio" [Sevilla do not get it done away from home]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. "Brilla el apellido Cedrún gracias a Markel Areitio" [The name Cedrún shines thanks to Markel Areitio]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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