Martín Aguirregabiria

Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla (born 10 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a right back.

Martín Aguirregabiria
Personal information
Full name Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla
Date of birth (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2014 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Alavés B 105 (2)
2017– Alavés 72 (1)
National team‡
2018– Basque Country 1 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:03, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aguirregabiria and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.

Club career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Aguirregabiria joined Deportivo Alavés's youth setup in 2008, aged 12.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2014–15 campaign, in Tercera División.

Aguirregabiria scored his first senior goal on 2 November 2014, in a 3–1 home win against CD Aurrerá de Vitoria. On 29 November 2017 he made his first team debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against Getafe CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]

After Carlos Vigaray's knee injury, Aguirregabiria made his La Liga debut on 4 December 2017, starting in a 3–2 away win against Girona FC.[3] Ten days later, he extended his contract until 2021.[4]

On 8 June 2018, Aguirregabiria renewed his contract until 2022, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 31 October, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Girona FC, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]

Honours

International

Spain U21

References
  1. "Martín: "Debutar en 'Mendi' fue muy emocionante y un orgullo"" [Martín: "To debut at the 'Mendi' was emotional and a pride] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "El Alavés pide una ronda extra a costa del Getafe" [Alavés ask for another round at the expense of Getafe] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. "Pedraza e Ibai le dan la primera alegría a Abelardo" [Pedraza and Ibai give first joy to Abelardo] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. "Martín, albiazul hasta 2021" [Martín, white-and-blue until 2021] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. "Martín prolonga su compromiso con el Deportivo Alavés" [Martín extends his link with Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "El Girona encuentra el mejor descuento" [Girona find their best stoppage time] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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