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Revision as of 17:40, 20 July 2020
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iñigo Lekue Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Danok Bat | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Basconia | 34 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Bilbao Athletic | 66 | (1) |
2015– | Athletic Bilbao | 95 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2020 |
Iñigo Lekue Martínez (Basque: [iɲiɣo lekue maɾtines̻]; Spanish: [ˈiɲiɣo ˈlekwe maɾˈtineθ]; born 4 May 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao mainly as a right back.
Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Lekue graduated from Danok Bat CF's youth system.[1] In the 2012 summer he moved to Athletic Bilbao, and made his debut as a senior with the farm team in Tercera División.[2]
On 21 June 2013, Lekue was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3] On 29 June 2015, after being an ever-present figure during the side's promotion to Segunda División after a 19-year absence,[4] he was promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[5]
Lekue made his official debut with the first team on 15 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Sabin Merino in a 4–0 home routing of FC Barcelona for the Supercopa de España.[6][7] Fifteen days later he made his first league appearance, being taken off at half time in a 0–2 loss at neighbouring SD Eibar.[8]
Lekue scored his first senior goal on 21 December 2015, equalising for the reserves in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo.[9] The following 3 April he scored for the first time in the top flight, opening a 1–1 draw with Granada CF at the San Mamés Stadium.[10] On 8 June 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2019.[11]
On 24 November 2016, Lekue scored his first European goal to win a UEFA Europa League group match 3–2 at home to U.S. Sassuolo.[12] He missed most of the 2018–19 season with back issues,[13] returning as a late substitute on 16 March in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid.[14]
International career
On 22 May 2016, Lekue was called up to the Spanish national team by manager Vicente del Bosque, after Jonny withdrew due to "personal reasons".[15]
Honours
Athletic Bilbao
References
- ^ "El lateral Lekue es uno de los 'cachorros' de moda" [Full back Lekue is one of the fashionable 'pups']. Deia (in Spanish). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Lekue llama a la puerta de Ernesto" [Lekue knocks on Ernesto's door]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Bilbao Athletic pre-season". Athletic Bilbao. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "El Bilbao Athletic, a Segunda 19 años después y el Cádiz tendrá que esperar" [Bilbao Athletic, into Segunda 19 years later and Cádiz will have to wait] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Dismissals in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Barcelona: Aduriz hits hat-trick in Supercopa shocker". Goal. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Aduriz echa al Barça a los leones" [Aduriz throws Barça to the lions]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "El liderato lleva el nombre del Eibar" [The leadership carries Eibar's name]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Bilbao Athletic y Lugo no cumplen sus objetivos" [Bilbao Athletic and Lugo fail to complete their objectives]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Villarreal tighten grip on top four; Athletic Bilbao held by lowly Granada". ESPN FC. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Iñigo Lekue's renewal". Athletic Bilbao. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "EL: Sassuolo go out in Bilbao". Football Italia. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Suso, Ramón (26 December 2018). "Lekue empieza otra vez de cero" [Lekue starts from square one again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Velasco, Juanma (20 March 2019). "Lekue: "Quiero que lo que aporte sea de calidad"" [Lekue: "I want what I contribute to be of quality"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Lekue sustituye a Jonny en el grupo de promesas citado por Del Bosque" [Lekue replaces Jonny in the group of prospects called by Del Bosque]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
External links
- Iñigo Lekue at Athletic Bilbao
- Iñigo Lekue at BDFutbol
- Iñigo Lekue – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Iñigo Lekue at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bilbao
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Danok Bat CF players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers