Alain Eizmendi

Alain Eizmendi
Personal information
Full name Alain Eizmendi Blanco
Date of birth (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990
Place of birth Beasain, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Real Unión
Youth career
2002–2008 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Real Sociedad B 66 (9)
2011–2013 Bilbao Athletic 59 (11)
2013–2014 Real Sociedad 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Eibar (loan) 28 (2)
2014–2016 Leganés 33 (1)
2016– Real Unión 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Eizmendi and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

Alain Eizmendi Blanco (born 10 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Real Unión.

Club career

Born in Beasain, Basque Country, Eizmendi joined Real Sociedad's youth system in 2002, aged 12. He made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 season, playing for the reserves in Segunda División B and being relegated.

On 30 June 2011, Eizmendi rejected a contract extension from the Txuri-urdin and signed a two-year deal with neighbouring Athletic Bilbao, being assigned to B-team also in the third level.[1] In his second year he scored a career-best seven goals in 31 matches, as the club failed to promote in the playoffs; on 19 June 2013, he was released.[2]

In July 2013, Eizmendi returned to Real Sociedad, being subsequently loaned to SD Eibar.[3] He made his Segunda División debut on 18 August, starting in a 2–1 away victory over Real Jaén.[4]

On 17 July 2014, after achieving promotion to La Liga with the Armeros, Eizmendi signed a one-year deal with CD Leganés.[5] He renewed his contract on 9 July of the following year,[6] and achieved another promotion in the end of the season.

Personal life

Eizmendi's twin brother, Eneko, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Real Sociedad, but spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues. Their uncle is former player and manager José Ramón Eizmendi.

References

  1. ↑ Alain Eizmendi: ”La oferta del Athletic considero que es mejor para mí deportivamente.” (Alain Eizmendi: "I think Athletic's offer is better for me sportswise."); Erreala, 30 June 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Releases in Bilbao Athletic; Athletic Bilbao, 19 June 2013
  3. ↑ Eizmendi ficha por la Real y acaba en el Eibar (Eizmendi signs for Real and ends up with Eibar); El Desmarque, 17 July 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Jaén muere en la orilla (Jaén dies on the shore); Marca, 18 August 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El extremo Eizmendi llega a Butarque tras brillar con el Eibar en su ascenso a Primera (Winger Eizmendi arrives at Butarque after shining with Eibar in its promotion to Primera); CD Leganés, 17 July 2014 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Alain Eizmendi, renovado (Alain Eizmendi, renewed); CD Leganés, 9 July 2016 (Spanish)

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