Martín Aguirregabiria

Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla (born 10 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a right back.

Martín Aguirregabiria
Personal information
Full name Martín Aguirregabiria Padilla
Date of birth (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2014 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Alavés B 105 (2)
2017– Alavés 72 (1)
National team‡
2018– Basque Country 1 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:03, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguirregabiria and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.

Club career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Aguirregabiria joined Deportivo Alavés's youth setup in 2008, aged 12.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2014–15 campaign, in Tercera División.

Aguirregabiria scored his first senior goal on 2 November 2014, in a 3–1 home win against CD Aurrerá de Vitoria. On 29 November 2017 he made his first team debut, starting in a 3–0 home win against Getafe CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]

After Carlos Vigaray's knee injury, Aguirregabiria made his La Liga debut on 4 December 2017, starting in a 3–2 away win against Girona FC.[3] Ten days later, he extended his contract until 2021.[4]

On 8 June 2018, Aguirregabiria renewed his contract until 2022, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 31 October, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Girona FC, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]

Honours

International

Spain U21

References
  1. "Martín: "Debutar en 'Mendi' fue muy emocionante y un orgullo"" [Martín: "To debut at the 'Mendi' was emotional and a pride] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "El Alavés pide una ronda extra a costa del Getafe" [Alavés ask for another round at the expense of Getafe] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. "Pedraza e Ibai le dan la primera alegría a Abelardo" [Pedraza and Ibai give first joy to Abelardo] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. "Martín, albiazul hasta 2021" [Martín, white-and-blue until 2021] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. "Martín prolonga su compromiso con el Deportivo Alavés" [Martín extends his link with Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "El Girona encuentra el mejor descuento" [Girona find their best stoppage time] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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