Alfonso Artabe

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Artabeand the second or maternal family name is Meca.

Alfonso Artabe

Artabe being presented by Pegasus
Personal information
Full name	Alfonso Artabe Meca
Date of birth	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Palma, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Llosetense
Youth career
2005–2007	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Ferriolense	29	(1)
2008–2009	Universidad Oviedo	25	(1)
2009–2011	Oviedo B	61	(14)
2010–2011	Oviedo	7	(0)
2011–2012	Manacor	31	(4)
2012–2013	Llagostera	27	(3)
2013–2014	Prat	28	(0)
2014–2015	Atlético Baleares	27	(2)
2015–2016	Sint-Truiden	8	(0)
2016–2017	Ermis	33	(2)
2017	Pegasus
2018	Ermis	14	(5)
2018	Voluntari	4	(0)
2019–2020	Doxa	8	(1)
2020–2021	Covadonga	21	(1)
2021–2022	Zemplín	22	(1)
2022–2023	Manacor	23	(2)
2023–	Llosetense	36	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Alfonso Artabe Meca (born 18 August 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Llosetense.

Club career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Artabe only played in the lower leagues in his country. In the Segunda División B, he represented Real Oviedo, ^[1] CE Manacor, ^[2] UE Llagostera, ^[3] AE Prat, ^[4] CD Atlético Baleares ^[5] and CD Covadonga. ^[6]

Artabe had professional spells in the Belgian First Division A (Sint-Truidense VV), ^[7] the Cypriot First Division (Ermis Aradippou FC and Doxa Katokopias FC), ^[8] the Romanian Liga I (FC Voluntari) ^[9] and the Slovak Super Liga (MFK Zemplín Michalovce). ^[10]

Personal life

Artabe's grandfather, Javier (1934–2020), was an important player for Oviedo in the 50s/60's, appearing with the club in La Liga as a forward. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 February 2021 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oviedo	2009–10	Segunda División B	6	0	0	0	6	0
	2010–11		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	7	0
Manacor	2011–12	Segunda División B	31	4	0	0	31	4
Llagostera	2012–13	Segunda División B	27	3	4	0	31	3
Prat	2013–14	Segunda División B	28	0	0	0	28	0
Atlético Baleares	2014–15	Segunda División B	27	2	0	0	27	2
Sint-Truiden	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	8	0	1	0	9	0
Ermis	2016–17	Cypriot First Division	33	2	0	0	33	2
	2017–18		14	5	1	0	15	5
	Total		47	7	1	0	48	7
Pegasus	2017	Hong Kong Premier League	?	?	?	?	?	?
Voluntari	2018–19	Liga I	4	0	0	0	4	0
Doxa	2018–19	Cypriot First Division	6	1	0	0	6	1
	2019–20		2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		8	1	0	0	8	1
Covadonga	2020–21	Segunda División B	12	0	0	0	12	0
Career total			?	0	?	0	?	0

References

1. "Artabe: "Es una lástima que el partido no fuera el esperado"" [Artabe: "It's a shame the match did not turn out as expected"] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
2. "Entrevista a Alfonso Artabe nuevo jugador del CD. Manacor" [Interview to Alfonso Artabe new CD. Manacor player] (in Spanish). Deporte Balear. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
3. Freixa, Guillem (20 December 2012). "Un treballador nat" [A born worker]. El Punt (in Catalan). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
4. "Primer equipo. Segundo fixatge del club por la próxima temporada" [First team. Second club signing for the next season] (in Catalan). AE Prat. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
5. Vallès, Jaume (7 June 2014). "El Atlético Baleares ficha al defensa manacorí Alfonso Artabe" [Atlético Baleares sign manacorí defender Alfonso Artabe]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
6. Vallès, Jaume (19 August 2020). "El central Alfonso Artabe se incorpora al Covadonga" [Stopper Alfonso Artabe joins Covadonga]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
7. Schoofs, Gunter (28 August 2015). "'Desnoods keep ik'" ['I'll go in goal if need be']. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
8. Acedo, Diego (21 March 2018). "Artabe: "En Chipre son muy pasionales, si no rindes bien te lo hacen saber"" [Artabe: "They're quite passionate in Cyprus, if you're not performing well they'll let you know"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
9. "EXCLUSIV | Încă trei transferuri tari reuşite de FC Voluntari. Revenire în Liga I pentru un mijlocaş bosniac după o jumătate de an" [EXCLUSIVE | Three more successful transfers for FC Voluntari. Liga I return for Bosnian midfielder after half a year] (in Romanian). Telekom TV. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
10. Vallès, Jaume (14 July 2021). "Pilotades | Alfonso Artabe ficha por el Zemplin eslovaco" [Football world | Alfonso Artabe signs for Slovakia's Zemplin]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
11. "Fallece Artabe, histórico jugador del Real Oviedo" [Death of Artabe, historic Real Oviedo player]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
12. Alfonso Artabe at Soccerway

External links

• Alfonso Artabe at BDFutbol
• Alfonso Artabe at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Alfonso Artabe at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Alfonso Artabe at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)