Full name Mikel Saizar Soroa 1998–2000 Athletic Bilbao Weight 87 kg Number 13 Height 1.88 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Ibarra, Spain Name Mikel Saizar Career start 2001 | |
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Date of birth (1983-01-18) 18 January 1983 (age 32) Current team Cordoba CF (#13 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Mikel Saizar Soroa (born 18 January 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Burgos CF.
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Club career
Born in Ibarra (Gipuzkoa), Saizar made his senior debuts with Real Unión in the 2001–02 season, in Segunda División B. In the 2002 summer he joined Basque neighbours Real Sociedad, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.
Saizar continued to compete in the third division in the following years, representing Pontevedra CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and CD Guadalajara. With the latter side, he achieved promotion to Segunda División in 2011.
On 27 August 2011, aged 28, Saizar made his debut as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against UD Las Palmas. He played all 42 league games during the campaign, as the Castilla-La Mancha club narrowly avoided relegation.
On 10 July 2012, Saizar moved to Córdoba CF also in the second tier. He spent his first year as a backup to Alberto García.
Saizar renewed his contract with the Andalusians on 14 February 2013, and was an ever-present figure in 2013–14 as his team returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 21 February 2015, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Valencia CF.
Saizar cut ties with Córdoba on 21 July 2015, after suffering relegation. On 30 November of the following year, after spending one season as a backup to compatriot Toño at AEK Larnaca F.C. from the Cypriot First Division, he signed a one-year deal with CD Numancia.