Mikel Balenziaga

Mikel Balenziaga

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti
Date of birth	29 February 1988 (1988-02-29) (age 23)
Place of birth	Zumarraga, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Valladolid
Number	24
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Real Sociedad B	53	(0)
2008–2011	Athletic Bilbao	25	(0)
2009–2010	→ Numancia (loan)	26	(0)
2011–	Valladolid	7	(0)
National team
2007	Spain U19	5	(0)
2008	Spain U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Balenziaga and the second or maternal family name is Oruesagasti.

Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti (born 29 February 1988 in Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a left defender.

Club career

Balenziaga started his football grooming at Real Sociedad, playing some matches with its B team in the third division. However, in 2008–09, he switched to neighbours Athletic de Bilbao.

Initially thought of as a member of Bilbao Athletic, Balenziaga quickly beat competition from veterans Koikili and Javier Casas to become the undisputed first-choice left back for the vast majority of the season, making his first-team debut on 14 September 2008 at Málaga CF, a 0–0 draw. Another club graduate, Ander Iturraspe, also made his first top flight appearance in the match.^[1]

In July 2009, Athletic bought Xabier Castillo from neighbours Real Sociedad, and Balenziaga, seeing his first-team chances for the upcoming season dim, accepted a loan move to CD Numancia, freshly relegated.

References

1. ^ "Málaga CF 0-Athletic Club 0: First Point". Athletic Bilbao. 14 September 2008. http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=0&b=1&c=2&d=1000&berria=7125&idi=2. Retrieved 15 December 2008. 

External links

• Valladolid official profile (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Balenziaga, Mikel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	29 February 1988
Place of birth	Zumarraga, Spain
Date of death
Place of death