Aitzol King | |
Birth Name: | Aitzol Arenzana-King |
Birth Date: | 2002 6, df=yes[1] |
Birth Place: | Gormanston, County Meath |
Weight: | 97.27kg (214.44lb) |
Position: | Winger, Full-back |
Amatteam1: | Balbriggan RFC |
Amatteam2: | Clontarf F.C. |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Leinster |
Apps1: | 1 |
Clubupdate: | 23 April 2023 |
Repyears1: | 2022- |
Repteam1: | Ireland U20 |
School: | Catholic University School |
Aitzol Arenzana-King (born 15 June 2002) is an Irish rugby union player who plays as a full-back and winger for Leinster Rugby and Ireland U20.
One of triplets along with brothers, Iker and Kealan, he first played rugby with Balbriggan before joining Clontarf. He attended Catholic University School before enrolling at Technological University Dublin to study construction management.[2] [3] He was born to an Irish father and Basque mother.[4]
He joined the Leinster academy ahead of the 2022-23 season.[5] [6] On 28 January 2023 he was included in the match day squad for the Leinster Rugby match in the United Rugby Championship against Cardiff Rugby.[7] [8] He made his first team debut from the bench.[9]
A member of the Ireland national under-20 rugby union team grand slam winning side. Whilst playing for Ireland U20s in the U20 Six Nations in 2022 he came on as a second-half replacement against England U20s in March 2022 and scored two tries, including an acrobatic finish in the corner.[10] [11]