Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte (born 21 January 1994), commonly known as Kaxe, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Amorebieta. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.

Kaxe
Personal information
Full name Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte
Date of birth (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Azpeitia, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Amorebieta
Number 9
Youth career
Lagun Onak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Lagun Onak B
2014–2016 Lagun Onak 70 (10)
2016–2017 Vitoria 27 (1)
2017–2018 Beasain 16 (11)
2018 Rápido Bouzas 17 (6)
2018 East Riffa ? (1)
2019–2022 Ponferradina 88 (11)
2021–2022Sabadell (loan) 33 (8)
2022–2023 Atlético Baleares 15 (1)
2023 Ibiza 13 (1)
2024 Sestao River 16 (3)
2024– Amorebieta 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024

Club career

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Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kaxe represented CD Lagun Onak as a youth, and made his senior debut with the B-team in the 2013–14 season, in the regional leagues. He subsequently started to feature for the first team in Tercera División, helping the side to achieve their best-ever campaign in 2015–16.

In July 2016, Kaxe joined SD Eibar and was assigned to the farm team also in the fourth division.[1] In the following year, after achieving promotion, he moved to fellow league team SD Beasain, scoring on a regular basis for the latter side.[2]

On 3 January 2018, Kaxe signed for Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas.[3] On 17 July, he moved abroad and agreed to a one-year deal with East Riffa Club in Bahrain.[4]

On 16 December 2018, Kaxe returned to his home country and signed for SD Ponferradina in the third level.[5] He became an immediate starter, contributing with three goals in 18 appearances during the season as his side returned to Segunda División after a three-year absence.

Kaxe made his professional debut on 18 August 2019, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Cádiz CF.[6] He scored his first goal in the second division on 1 September, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tenerife.[7]

On 20 November 2019, Kaxe renewed his contract with Ponfe until 2023.[8] On 28 August 2021, he moved to Primera División RFEF side CE Sabadell FC on loan for one year.[9]

On 16 August 2022, Kaxe signed a one-year contract with CD Atlético Baleares in the third division.[10] The following 4 January, he returned to the second level after agreeing to a short-term deal with UD Ibiza.[11]

On 12 July 2024, Kaxe moved to Amorebieta in the third tier.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Composición de la plantilla del Tercera División temp 16/17" [Tercera División squad 16/17 season] (in Spanish). CD Vitoria. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Alex Aizpuru: "No me imaginaba empezar así el año"" [Alex Aizpuru: "I did not imagine to start the year like this"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Kaxe y Adri dos delanteros para la segunda vuelta… el vasco procede del Beasain y el gallego del filial céltico" [Kaxe and Adri two forwards for the second leg... the Basque comes from Beasain and the Galician from Celta's reserves] (in Spanish). Rápido de Bouzas. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Alex Aizpuru 'Kaxe' futbolari azpeitiarra fitxatu du Bahraingo East Riffa futbol klubak" [Alex Aizpuru 'Kaxe' azpeitiarra footballer signing of East Riffa Club from Bahrain] (in Basque). Urola Kostako Hitza. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "La SD Ponferradina incorpora para su delantera a Kaxe" [SD Ponferradina add Kaxe to their forward lines] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "El Cádiz remonta a base de golazos" [Cádiz complete a comeback based on screamers] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ^ "'Papá' Yuri fulmina a un Tenerife desconocido" ['Daddy' Yuri kills an unknown Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Kaxe amplía su vínculo con la SD Ponferradina hasta 2023" [Kaxe extends his link with SD Ponferradina until 2023] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ "La SD Ponferradina cede a Kaxe al CE Sabadell" [SD Ponferradina loan Kaxe to CE Sabadell] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "El Atlético Baleares hace oficial los fichajes de Kaxe y Forniés" [Atlético Baleares turn official the signings of Kaxe and Forniés] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Alex Aizpuru "Kaxe"" [Official announcement: Alex Aizpuru "Kaxe"] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Kaxe, nuevo delantero azul" [Kaxe, new blue striker] (in Spanish). Amorebieta. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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  • Kaxe at BDFutbol
  • Kaxe at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Kaxe at Soccerway