Josu Esnaola

Josu Esnaola
Personal information
Full nameJosu Esnaola Atxega
Date of birth31 October 1986
Place of birthOrio, Spain
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Real Unión
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Universidad Pais Vasco
2006–2009Real Sociedad B79(0)
2009–2011Real Sociedad2(0)
2010–2011→ Real Unión (loan)9(1)
2011→ Lanzarote (loan)4(0)
2011–2013Noja70(5)
2013–2014Sestao40(0)
2014–Real Unión16(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Esnaola and the second or maternal family name is Atxega.

Josu Esnaola Atxega (born 31 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Unión as a left back or a central defender.

Football career

Born in Orio, Gipuzkoa, Esnaola made his debuts as a senior with Universidad del Pais Vasco CF. In the 2006 summer he moved to Real Sociedad, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

In the 2009 summer Esnaola was promoted to the Txuri-urdin first-team, in Segunda División. He played his first match as a professional on 27 February 2010, starting in a 1–1 away draw against SD Huesca.[1]

In August 2010 Esnaola was loaned to Real Unión, in the third level. He was released by the club in January of the following year, subsequently returning to Real.[2] In April he moved to Tercera División's UD Lanzarote, also in a temporary deal.[3]

In July 2011 Esnaola joined SD Noja, also in the fourth division. After two seasons (the first ending in promotion), he signed for Sestao River Club.[4]

On 16 July 2014 Esnaola moved to another side in division three, Real Unión.[5]

References

  1. ↑ La Real pincha en El Alcoraz (Real punctures in El Alcoraz); Marca, 27 February 2010 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El club prescinde de Marc Mateu y Josu Esnaola (Club shows door to Marc Mateu and Josu Esnaola); Real Unión's official website, 18 January 2011 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ La UD Lanzarote se refuerza con Josu Esnaola (UD Lanzarote bolsters with Josu Esnaola); Lanzarote Deportiva, 17 April 2011 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Josu Esnaola ficha por el Sestao e Iker Torre por el Almansa (Josu Esnaola signs for Sestao and Iker Torre for Almansa); Diario Vasco, 4 September 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Iosu Esnaola jugará en el Real Unión (Iosu Esnaola will play in Real Unión); Diario Vasco, 16 July 2014 (Spanish)

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