Íñigo Eguaras

Íñigo Eguaras Álvarez (born 7 March 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a central midfielder.

Íñigo Eguaras
Personal information
Full name Íñigo Eguaras Álvarez
Date of birth (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992
Place of birth Ansoáin, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Zaragoza
Number 16
Youth career
Txantrea
2004–2010 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Basconia 31 (2)
2011–2014 Bilbao Athletic 87 (6)
2014–2015 Sabadell 34 (1)
2015–2017 Mirandés 69 (7)
2017– Zaragoza 77 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2019

Football career

Born in Ansoáin, Navarre, Eguaras graduated from Athletic Bilbao's youth setup after joining in 2004 from UDC Txantrea,[1] and made his senior debuts with CD Basconia, the club's farm team, in the 2010–11 campaign, in Tercera División. On 10 June 2011 he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2]

On 26 May 2014 Eguaras was released by the Lions,[3] and subsequently signed for Segunda División club CE Sabadell FC on 2 July.[4] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August, starting in a 2–3 home loss against Real Betis.[5]

Eguaras scored his first professional goal on 16 May 2015, netting the last in a 1–1 away draw against CD Leganés. On 17 July he signed for fellow league team CD Mirandés, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[6]

On 19 June 2017, after suffering relegation, Eguaras moved to fellow second tier club Real Zaragoza.[7]

Personal life

Íñigo's younger brother Aritz is also a footballer. A defender, he has appeared for several clubs in the Navarre region including CD Izarra.[8][9]

References

  1. "El Txantrea renueva como club convenido del Athletic hasta 2021" [Txantrea renews as Athletic collaboration club until 2021] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. The situation at Basconia; Athletic Bilbao, 10 June 2011
  3. Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic; Athletic Bilbao, 26 May 2014
  4. Eguaras ya viste de arlequinado (Eguaras already wears as an arquelinado); CE Sabadell, 2 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. El Betis vence con susto (Betis wins with fright); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Eguaras firma por dos temporadas con el Club Deportivo Mirandés (Eguaras signs for two seasons with Club Deportivo Mirandés); CD Mirandés, 17 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. Eguaras, capacidad de dirección y lectura del juego (Eguaras, capacity of direction and reading the game); Real Zaragoza, 19 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. "El menor de los Eguaras, sensación de la Tercera navarra en La Txantrea" [The younger of the Eguaras family, a sensation of the Navarrese Tercera with Txantrea] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. "El Izarra anuncia a sus socios ocho fichajes durante la asamblea general celebrada en Merkatondoa" [Izarra announces eight signings to its members during the general assembly at Merkatondoa] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.


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