Imanol Ezkurdia

Imanol Ezkurdia Ugalde (born 4 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Real Unión, on loan from Real Sociedad.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ezkurdia and the second or maternal family name is Ugalde.
Imanol Ezkurdia
Personal information
Full name Imanol Ezkurdia Ugalde
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999
Place of birth Lezo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Real Unión
(on loan from Real Sociedad)
Youth career
2011–2018 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad C 16 (0)
2019– Real Sociedad B 55 (1)
2022– → Real Unión (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2021

Club career

Born in Lezo, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Ezkurdia joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2011, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team during the 2017–18 season, in Tercera División.

Ezkurdia first appeared with the reserves on 10 March 2019, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B home draw against CD Tudelano.[1] On 5 February 2021, he renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2023,[2] and was a regular starter the campaign as his side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.

Ezkurdia made his professional debut on 21 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Lugo.[3] On 28 December, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to Primera División RFEF side Real Unión until June.[4]

References
  1. "El Tudelano pierde dos puntos en el minuto 86" [Tudelano miss two points in the 86th minute] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. "Hasta 2023" [Until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. "El Lugo puso corazón, pero no logró ningún gol" [Lugo put their heart out, but did not score any goals] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. "Cedido al Real Unión" [Loaned to Real Unión] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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