| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñigo Pérez Soto | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Chantrea | ||
| 2002–2006 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Baskonia | 38 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Bilbao Athletic | 81 | (9) |
| 2009– | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Huesca (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Iñigo Pérez Soto (born 18 January 1988 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.
A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks at Lezama, Pérez moved to the reserves in early 2007, although he still appeared for some more time with feeder club CD Baskonia.
On 28 October 2009, he made his debut for the first team, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey defeat at Rayo Vallecano (2–4 aggregate loss); two days later, he first appeared in La Liga, replacing veteran Pablo Orbaiz in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Madrid.
Definitely promoted to Athletic's first team for 2010–11, Pérez scored in his first official appearance, a 3–0 home win against RCD Mallorca, playing the last 10 minutes in the place of wonderkid Iker Muniain.[1] On 8 March 2011, he was loaned to SD Huesca in Segunda División - the winter transfer window had longsince closed, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation allowed the move as the Aragonese had just lost David Bauzá to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[2]
Pérez appeared much more regularly for the Basque in the 2011–12 season, under new manager Marcelo Bielsa. This was mainly due to the departure of Orbaiz (loaned to Olympiacos FC) and the serious knee injury of Carlos Gurpegui.
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