Iñaki Olaortua
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iñaki Olaortua Descarga | ||
Date of birth | (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Elgeta, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ibiza | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Eibar | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Eibar B | 28 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Anaitasuna (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Zamudio (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Portugalete | 33 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Zaragoza B | 27 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Zaragoza | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Amorebieta | 31 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Barakaldo | 32 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Racing Santander | 50 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Atlético Baleares | 90 | (4) |
2023– | Ibiza | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 |
Iñaki Olaortua Descarga (born 3 August 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre back for Ibiza.[1]
Club career
Born in Elgeta, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Olaortua graduated with SD Eibar's youth setup, and made his debuts with the reserves in Tercera División. He subsequently served loan deals at fellow fourth division sides CD Anaitasuna[2] and Zamudio SD[3] before being released in 2014.
On 15 June 2014 Olaortua joined Club Portugalete, also in the fourth tier.[4] After achieving promotion to Segunda División B he moved to Real Zaragoza, being assigned to the B-team in the fourth level.[5]
On 15 October 2015 Olaortua made his professional debut, starting and scoring an own goal in a 1–2 Copa del Rey home loss against UE Llagostera.[6] In July of the following year, he moved to third level club SD Amorebieta.
On 17 July 2017, Olaortua joined Barakaldo CF still in the third division.[7] The following 16 June, he signed for fellow league team Racing de Santander,[8] and achieved promotion to the second level in his first season.
On 1 October 2020, Olaortua was presented at third division side CD Atlético Baleares along with his wife Maialen Esnaola, who joined to club to play for their women's team.[9]
References
- ^ Iñaki Olaortua at Soccerway
- ^ "Olaortua jugará en el Anaitasuna en esta próxima campaña" [Olaortua will play at Anaitasuna in this following campaign] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "El Zamudio obtiene la cesión del central Olaortua" [Zamudio gets the loan of stopper Olaortua] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "El Portugalete ficha a Güemes y Olaortua, sub-23 del Zamudio" [Portugalete signs Güemes and Olaortua, Zamudio's under-23s] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "El central Iñaki Olaortua, octavo fichaje del filial del Real Zaragoza" [Stopper Iñaki Olaortua, eighth signing of Real Zaragoza's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "El Zaragoza se coge un rebote" [Zaragoza is caught in a rebound]. Marca. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Iñaki Olaortua ficha por el Barakaldo C.F." [Iñaki Olaortua signs for Barakaldo C.F.] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Iñaki Olaortua, primer refuerzo del Racing 2018/19" [Iñaki Olaortua, first addition of Racing 2018/19] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Olaortua y Maialen, presentados en Hyundai Proa Automoción" [Olaortua and Maialen, presented at Hyundai Proa Automoción] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
External links
- Portugalete profile (in Spanish)
- Iñaki Olaortua at BDFutbol