Aitor Seguín

Aitor Seguín Cid (born 27 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Barakaldo CF, on loan from Athletic Bilbao, as a left winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Seguín and the second or maternal family name is Cid.
Aitor Seguín
Personal information
Full name Aitor Seguín Cid
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995
Place of birth Eibar, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Barakaldo
(on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2012 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Basconia 62 (13)
2014– Bilbao Athletic 68 (6)
2020 → Barakaldo (loan) 7 (0)
2020– → Barakaldo (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U16 2 (0)
2012 Spain U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:08, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Seguín joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2005, aged ten. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 campaign, in the fourth tier.

On 26 May 2014, after scoring 11 goals for Basconia, Seguín was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] He appeared in 35 matches and scored three goals over the course of the season, as the B-side returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence, via the play-offs.[2]

Seguín made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.[3] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 6 September, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca. In April 2016, having been involved in the majority of the season's fixtures and scored two further goals, Seguín suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, requiring a lengthy rehabilitation.[4] He returned to the team nine months later at the end of January 2017,[5] but only made seven appearances as a late substitute before the end of the campaign, having undergone minor keyhole surgery on the injury in March.[6]

Seguin featured in two of the first three games of the 2017–18 season, but reported injured in September[7] and did not play again in the calendar year. Similar injuries were endured by Iker Undabarrena, Seguín's long-time teammate (he also joined Athletic's academy as a 10-year-old in 2005) which hampered the development of both players and damaged their hopes of moving up to the senior squad;[8] during Seguin's lengthy absences, fellow left winger Iñigo Córdoba was promoted instead.

He continued his rehabilitation throughout 2018–19, but was unable to resume playing, instead watching on as two other teammates with ACL injuries – Oihan Sancet and Iñigo Baqué – underwent treatment and returned to action on schedule.[9] In August 2019, he underwent stem-cell therapy on his knee and returned to training in November, though he was not registered to play in competitive fixtures for Bilbao Athletic.[9] In January 2020, with the treatment apparently successful, he moved on loan to local club Barakaldo CF.[10] On 21 August 2020, Bilbao confirmed a new loan deal with Barakaldo for the 2020-21 season.[11]

Personal life

Seguín's elder brother Iker Seguín is also a footballer and a left winger by position; he too was groomed at Athletic Bilbao before leaving to play for other clubs in the lower leagues,[12][13] serving as captain of third tier SD Amorebieta in 2017.[14]

References
  1. "Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic's official website. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "El Bilbao Athletic, a Segunda 19 años después y el Cádiz tendrá que esperar" [Bilbao Athletic, into Segunda 19 years later and Cadiz will have to wait] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "El que la sigue, la consigue" [The one that follows it, gets it] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. "Injury of Aitor Seguin". Athletic Bilbao. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. "Aitor Seguín vuelve nueve meses después tras su grave lesión a una convocatoria" [Aitor Seguín returns to a match squad nine months after his serious injury] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "Aitor Seguin: medical update". Athletic Bilbao. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  7. "Azote de lesiones en el Bilbao Athletic" [Scourge of injuries at Bilbao Athletic]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. "Las rodillas siguen dando guerra a Undabarrena y Seguín" [The knees continue to attack Undabarrena and Seguín]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  9. Aitor Seguin May Finally See A Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Inside Athletic Club, 31 October 2019
  10. "Aitor Seguín, transferred to the Barakaldo CF". Athletic Bilbao. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. Aitor Seguín jugará cedido en el Barakaldo, Athletic Bilbao, 21 August 2020
  12. "Iker Seguín". Athletic's official website. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  13. "Seguín: Iker Seguín Cid". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  14. ""Necesitábamos ganar, nos motiva para seguir peleando"" ["We needed to win, it motivates us to keep fighting"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.


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