Gorka Iturraspe

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Iturraspe and the second or maternal family name is Derteano.
Gorka Iturraspe
Personal information
Full name Gorka Iturraspe Derteano
Date of birth (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994
Place of birth Abadiño, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bilbao Athletic
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Basconia 39 (2)
2014– Bilbao Athletic 11 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Gorka Iturraspe Derteano (born 3 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bilbao Athletic as a central midfielder.

Career

Born in Abadiño, Biscay, Iturraspe began his career in the youth ranks of Athletic Bilbao. He made his debut for the B-team on 7 September 2014, playing the final 15 minutes of a 5–1 home Segunda División B rout of SD Leioa in place of Néstor Salinas.[1] On 17 May 2015, the last game of the season, he scored his first senior goal, in a 2–2 draw with SD Huesca at the Estadio El Alcoraz.[2] Iturraspe's team gained promotion via the end of season play-offs, in which he scored in a 2–0 first round victory against CF Villanovense.[3]

Iturraspe made his first appearance in a professional league on 30 August 2015, when he started in a 2–1 Segunda División defeat away to Elche CF.

Personal life

His older brother, Ander, also became a professional in the same position. He too came through at Athletic, and went on to represent Spain internationally.[4]

References

  1. Pérez, Felipe (7 September 2014). "Bilbao Athletic 5 – Leioa 1" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. "El Bilbao Athletic termina segundo" [Bilbao Athletic finish second] (in Spanish). El Correo. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. "El Bilbao Athletic avanza a la siguiente ronda" [Bilbao Athletic advance to the next round] (in Spanish). El Correo. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. Ugalde, Iñaki (20 February 2014). "Iturraspe: "¡Dónde voy a estar mejor que aquí!"" [Iturraspe: "Where could I feel better than here!"] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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