Borja Ekiza

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Borja Ekiza
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Ekiza in 2016
Personal information
Full name Borja Ekiza Imaz
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2001–2002 Txantrea
2002–2006 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Basconia 41 (0)
2008–2011 Bilbao Athletic 36 (1)
2011–2014 Athletic Bilbao 67 (0)
2014–2016 Eibar 15 (0)
2016–2017 Zirka 10 (1)
2017–2018 Omonia 6 (1)
2018–2019 Enosis Neon 1 (0)
2021–2022 Txantrea 14 (0)
Total190(3)
International career
2011–2013 Basque Country 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Borja Ekiza Imaz (born 6 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

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Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Pamplona, Ekiza arrived at Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 14, being eligible to represent the Basque through his Navarrese roots. He spent his first two senior seasons with CD Basconia, the club's third team. [2] [3]

Subsequently, Ekiza played with the reserves in the Segunda División B, being sparingly used over two years. On 8 January 2011, after a string of injuries to the defensive sector in the first team awarded him with promotion to the main squad, [4] he made his La Liga debut in a 1–1 away draw against Málaga CF, playing the full 90 minutes; [5] he finished his first top-flight campaign established in the starting XI, beating competition from seasoned veterans Fernando Amorebieta, Aitor Ocio and Ustaritz and being booked only once. [6]

Ekiza lost his starting spot to Aymeric Laporte and Carlos Gurpegui in 2013–14 due to repeated injuries, [7] and only appeared once in the league during the season, 37 minutes in a 2–1 win at Real Valladolid. [8] On 31 July 2014, he terminated his contract with the Lions [9] and signed a two-year deal with fellow top-tier side SD Eibar hours later. [10]

Later years

On 21 July 2017, Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia announced the signing of Ekiza from Ukraine's FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi. [11] Two years later, following a spell in the same country and league with Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, the 31-year-old announced his retirement from football. [7]

In the summer of 2021, after two years of inactivity, Ekiza joined local amateurs UDC Txantrea alongside his former Athletic teammate (youth and senior) Adrien Goñi. [12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basconia 2006–07 180––180
2007–08 230––230
Total410––410
Bilbao Athletic 2008–09 141––141
2009–10 80––80
2010–11 140––140
Total361––361
Athletic Bilbao 2010–11 21000–210
2011–12 2102080310
2012–13 2401030280
2013–14 1010–20
Total67040110820
Eibar 2014–15 11020–130
2015–16 4031–71
Total15051–201
Zirka 2016–17 10110–111
Omonia 2017–18 6100–61
Enosis Neon 2018–19 1000–10
Career total17531011101974

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

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  2. ↑ Ortuzar, César (28 March 2011). "El telegrama de Borja Ekiza" [Borja Ekiza's telegram]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Bretón, Álvaro (14 October 2011). "El Athletic, con más navarros que Osasuna" [Athletic, with more Navarrese than Osasuna]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ↑ San Cristóbal, Ainara (15 March 2013). "El candado de Ekiza" [Ekiza's lock]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Martinez leaves it late for Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ekiza y Muniain, satisfechos de estar en el 'once' revelación de la UEFA" [Ekiza and Muniain, pleased to be in UEFA's newcomers 'XI']. Marca (in Spanish). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 Ugalde, Iñaki (19 September 2019). ""He dejado el fútbol profesional"" ["I've left professional football"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ekiza: "No contemplo en absoluto salir en el mercado de invierno"" [Ekiza: "I'm not considering leaving in the winter market at all"]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rescisión del contrato de Borja Ekiza" [Borja Ekiza's contract termination] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Borja Ekiza nuevo fichaje del Eibar" [Borja Ekiza new signing of Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Borja Ekiza" [Borja Ekiza a footballer of OMONIA] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Beltrán, Javier (26 August 2021). "Ekiza y Adrien Goñi cierran el círculo en La Txantrea" [Ekiza and Adrien Goñi complete cycle at La Txantrea]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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