Ager Aketxe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ager Aketxe Barrutia | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2011 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Basconia | 33 | (9) |
| 2012–2016 | Bilbao Athletic | 89 | (19) |
| 2013– | Athletic Bilbao | 11 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016. | |||
Ager Aketxe Barrutia (born 30 December 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Aketxe joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama in 2003, aged ten. He made his senior debuts with the farm team in 2011, in Tercera División.
In May 2012, Aketxe was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] He featured regularly for the side, playing in all league games in his second season.
On 2 September 2014, Aketxe was promoted to the main squad in La Liga, being assigned number 23 jersey.[2] He appeared in his first match as a professional on 17 September, coming on as a substitute for Iker Muniain in the 75th minute of a 0–0 home draw against FC Shakhtar Donetsk for the campaign's UEFA Champions League.[3]
Agetxe scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 17 May 2015, netting his team's first in a 3–2 away win against Elche CF to help Athletic come from behind 0–2.[4] In the beginning of 2016, he was moved down back to the B-side to help them avoid relegation from Segunda División and gain some minutes.[5] On 27 February he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win over SD Ponferradina,[6] but the team eventually finished in 22nd and last position.
Personal life
Aketxe's older brother, Isaac, is also a footballer. He too was groomed at Athletic Bilbao's youth setup.[7]
In May 2016, Aketxe and two others were put on trial for having caused minor injuries to an off-duty ertzaina the previous August during a local festival in his place of residence, the Getxo neighbourhood of Romo.[8]
Honours
- Athletic Bilbao
References
- ↑ From Basconia to Bilbao Athletic; Athletic Bilbao, 30 May 2012
- ↑ Ager Aketxe es jugador de la primera plantilla y llevará el dorsal 23 (Ager Aketxe is a first team player and will carry the number 23 jersey); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Honours even as Athletic hold Shakhtar Donetsk; UEFA.com, 17 September 2014
- ↑ Williams señala a Europa (Williams points to Europe); Marca, 17 May 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Aketxe se recalifica en el filial (Aketxe undergoes makeover in reserves); Marca, 4 January 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Un 'hat-trick' de Aketxe mantiene la fe del Bilbao Athletic" [Aketxe hat-trick keeps Bilbao Athletic's faith] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Reparto entre hermanos en Las Llanas" [Brothers get sharing at Las Llanas] (in Spanish). El Correo. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ "El club apoya a Aketxe y confía en su inocencia" [Club supports Aketxe and trusts in his innocence] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Ager Aketxe profile at BDFutbol
- Ager Aketxe profile at Soccerway