Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia (born 7 March 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre back for SD Beasain.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beasain | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Real Sociedad B | 91 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | East Fife | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Dundee | 41 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Real Unión | 31 | (0) |
| 2019– | Beasain | 69 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 8 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Etxabeguren started his career in his native Basque Country with Real Sociedad, but did not break into their first team. He moved to Scotland in 2014 to study and signed for East Fife. After playing for East Fife in Scottish League Two for six months, he signed a contract with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.
Career
editReal Sociedad
editAfter coming through the youth system at Real Sociedad, Etxabeguren progressed to their B-team where he was a regular for four years. In the 2013–14 season, he trained with the first team during pre-season and was named in their Champions League squad.[1] He was then affected by injury.[1] Despite being offered a new contract, he decided to give up football.[1]
East Fife
editEtxabeguren moved to Scotland to study for a master's degree in electronic engineering at the University of Edinburgh.[2] When he had nearly concluded that course, he considered resuming his football career.[1] Etxabeguren signed for semi-professional club East Fife, playing in Scottish League Two, in December 2014.[1][3] This was considered a surprising move for a player who had been at a relatively high level. Etxabeguren quickly became a cult hero with the Methil club,[2] with his arrival coinciding with an improvement in the team's form.[1][3]
Dundee
editOn 2 June 2015, Dundee confirmed that Etxabeguren had signed a three-year deal with the club and would begin pre-season training in July.[4] He became a regular in the side, featuring in 40 Scottish Premiership matches between July 2015 and March 2017 despite needing surgery on an eye injury in January 2016,[5] but then ruptured his achilles tendon in a match against Partick Thistle[2] which resulted in a seven-month layoff. After returning in October 2017,[6] he only made one appearance from the bench[7] before sustaining a dislocated shoulder.[8] Etxabeguren was released by Dundee at the end of the season.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 July 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad B | 2010–11[7] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[7] | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2012–13[7] | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14[7] | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4 | ||
| East Fife | 2014–15[10] | Scottish League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dundee | 2015–16[11] | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[12] | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18[13] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Real Unión | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | 176 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Kennedy, Liam (10 July 2015). "Why Dundee's new Spanish star swapped Real Sociedad for East Fife". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Julen Etxabeguren". Dundee F.C. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b "East Fife sign Champions League player". The Scotsman. 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Dundee sign up Spanish defender Julen Etxabeguren Leanizbarrutia". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Dundee's Julen Etxabeguren thanks medics after eye surgery". The Scotsman. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Julen Etxabeguren faces up to competition for Dundee space after long injury". Evening Telegraph. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Julen Etxabeguren at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Dundee boss Neil McCann weighing up whether to hand new signing Steven Caulker his debut in cup tie". The Courier. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Player update". Dundee FC. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Julen Etxabeguren in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Julen Etxabeguren in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Julen Etxabeguren in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Julen Etxabeguren in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
External links
edit- Julen Etxabeguren at Soccerbase
- Julen Etxabeguren at BDFutbol
- Julen Etxabeguren at Soccerway
