Kaxe (footballer)
Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte (born 21 January 1994), commonly known as Kaxe, is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Azpeitia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lagun Onak | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Lagun Onak B | ||
2014–2016 | Lagun Onak | 70 | (10) |
2016–2017 | Vitoria | 27 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Beasain | 16 | (11) |
2018 | Rápido Bouzas | 17 | (6) |
2018 | East Riffa | ? | (1) |
2019– | Ponferradina | 60 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2020 |
Club career
Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kaxe represented CD Lagun Onak as a youth, and made his senior debut with the B-team in the 2013–14 season, in the regional leagues. He subsequently started to feature for the first team in Tercera División, helping the side to achieve their best-ever campaign in 2015–16.
In July 2016, Kaxe joined SD Eibar and was assigned to the farm team also in the fourth division.[1] In the following year, after achieving promotion, he moved to fellow league team SD Beasain, scoring on a regular basis for the latter side.[2]
On 3 January 2018, Kaxe signed for Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas.[3] On 17 July, he moved abroad and agreed to a one-year deal with East Riffa Club in Bahrain.[4]
On 16 December 2018, Kaxe returned to his home country and signed for SD Ponferradina in the third level.[5] He became an immediate starter, contributing with three goals in 18 appearances during the season as his side returned to Segunda División after a three-year absence.
Kaxe made his professional debut on 18 August 2019, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Cádiz CF.[6] He scored his first goal in the second division on 1 September, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tenerife.[7]
On 20 November 2019, Kaxe renewed his contract with Ponfe until 2023.[8]
References
- "Composición de la plantilla del Tercera División temp 16/17" [Tercera División squad 16/17 season] (in Spanish). CD Vitoria. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Alex Aizpuru: "No me imaginaba empezar así el año"" [Alex Aizpuru: "I did not imagine to start the year like this"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Kaxe y Adri dos delanteros para la segunda vuelta… el vasco procede del Beasain y el gallego del filial céltico" [Kaxe and Adri two forwards for the second leg... the Basque comes from Beasain and the Galician from Celta's reserves] (in Spanish). Rápido de Bouzas. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Alex Aizpuru 'Kaxe' futbolari azpeitiarra fitxatu du Bahraingo East Riffa futbol klubak" [Alex Aizpuru 'Kaxe' azpeitiarra footballer signing of East Riffa Club from Bahrain] (in Basque). Urola Kostako Hitza. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "La SD Ponferradina incorpora para su delantera a Kaxe" [SD Ponferradina add Kaxe to their forward lines] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "El Cádiz remonta a base de golazos" [Cádiz complete a comeback based on screamers] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "'Papá' Yuri fulmina a un Tenerife desconocido" ['Daddy' Yuri kills an unknown Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Kaxe amplía su vínculo con la SD Ponferradina hasta 2023" [Kaxe extends his link with SD Ponferradina until 2023] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.