Full name Iñigo Lekue Martínez Playing position Weight 72 kg | Place of birth Bilbao, Spain Number 15 Height 1.8 m | |
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Date of birth (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 23) Similar Mikel Balenziaga, Sabin Merino, Xabier Etxeita, Mikel Vesga, Mikel Rico | ||
Iñigo Lekue Martínez (born 4 May 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao mainly as a right back.
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Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Lekue graduated from Danok Bat CF's youth system. In the 2012 summer he moved to Athletic Bilbao, and made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in Tercera División.
On 21 June 2013, Lekue was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 29 June 2015, after being an ever-present figure during the side's promotion to Segunda División after a 19-year absence, he was promoted to the main squad in La Liga.
Lekue made his official debut with the first team on 15 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Sabin Merino in a 4–0 home routing of FC Barcelona for the Supercopa de España. Fifteen days later he made his first league appearance, being taken off at half time in a 0–2 loss at neighbouring SD Eibar.
Lekue scored his first senior goal on 21 December 2015, equalising for the reserves in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo. The following 3 April he scored for the first time in the top flight, opening a 1–1 draw with Granada CF at the San Mamés Stadium. On 8 June 2016, he agreed to a contract extension until 2019.
International career
On 22 May 2016, Lekue was called up to the Spanish national team by manager Vicente del Bosque, after Jonny withdrew due to "personal reasons".
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