Aitor Córdoba Explained

Aitor Córdoba
Fullname:Aitor Córdoba Querejeta
Birth Date:21 May 1995
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain
Height:1.91 m[1]
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Burgos
Clubnumber:18
Youthclubs1:Leioa
Years1:2013–2018
Caps1:190
Goals1:3
Years2:2018–
Caps2:157
Goals2:2
Club-Update:8 June 2024

Aitor Córdoba Querejeta (born 21 May 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Burgos.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Córdoba was a SD Leioa youth graduate. He made his first team debut in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División, and featured sparingly in the following campaign, as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División B.

From 2014 onwards, Córdoba established himself as a regular starter for Leioa, being the team captain as the club remained in the third level.[2] On 30 June 2019, he agreed to a deal with fellow third division side Burgos CF.[3]

A regular starter in his first season, Córdoba was mainly a backup option in his second, as his club returned to Segunda División after 19 years. He made his professional debut on 15 August 2021, starting in a 0–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.[4]

Personal life

Córdoba has two younger brothers who are also footballers. Iñigo and Asier, both wingers, were Athletic Bilbao youth graduates.[5] [6] Their sister Ainhoa (born 2001) plays for Leioa's women's team in the Basque regional league.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 18 Aitor Córdoba . . 11 April 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Entrevista. Aitor Córdoba: 'Perder tantos puntos en los últimos minutos no era normal'. Interview. Aitor Córdoba: 'Losing so many points in the last minutes was not normal'. Vavel. 19 January 2017. 3 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Aitor Córdoba, nuevo fichaje del Burgos. Aitor Córdoba, new signing of Burgos. Burgos Conecta. es. 30 June 2019. 28 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Djurdjevic sigue igual. Djurdjevic remains the same. Marca. es. 15 August 2021. 16 August 2021.
  5. Web site: El mayor de los Córdoba no quiso pasar por Lezama y pudo jugar en Grecia. The oldest of the Córdobas did not want to go through Lezama and could have played in Greece. El Correo. es. 17 May 2021. 28 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Aitor lidera la saga de los Córdoba. Aitor leads the saga of the Córdobas. Mundo Deportivo. es. 14 February 2019. 28 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Ainhoa Córdoba. Txapeldunak. 15 March 2019.