Ander Lafuente Explained

Ander Lafuente
Fullname:Ander Lafuente Aguado
Birth Date:18 February 1983
Birth Place:Santurtzi, Spain
Height:1.640NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Arenas Getxo
Youthyears2:1999–2001
Years1:2001–2003
Caps1:60
Goals1:7
Years2:2003–2005
Caps2:61
Goals2:8
Years3:2005–2008
Caps3:94
Goals3:9
Years4:2008–2009
Caps4:34
Goals4:6
Years5:2009–2012
Caps5:107
Goals5:8
Years6:2012–2013
Caps6:24
Goals6:2
Years7:2013–2014
Caps7:27
Goals7:2
Years8:2014–2016
Caps8:32
Goals8:1
Years9:2017
Clubs9:Agrupación Estudiantil
Years10:2017–2018
Clubs10:Sodupe
Totalcaps:439
Totalgoals:43

Ander Lafuente Aguado (born 18 February 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Lafuente was born in Santurtzi, Biscay. After unsuccessfully emerging through the youth ranks of Athletic Bilbao – he only played for affiliates CD Basconia and Bilbao Athletic – he signed with third division side FC Cartagena in 2005.

Loaned to fellow league team Granada CF for 2008–09 and experiencing a solid season albeit with no promotion, Lafuente returned to Cartagena the following summer, with the club now in the second tier. He made his professional debut with the latter on 29 August 2009, playing 59 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Girona FC,[1] and scored his first goal in the competition on 19 September to help to a 2–1 home defeat of CD Castellón.[2] Additionally, in the return match against the former opposition, he netted twice in a 4–1 victory also at the Estadio Cartagonova.[3]

In the summer of 2013, after one season in division two with SD Ponferradina, Lafuente returned to the lower leagues with Racing de Santander.[4] After two years with Sestao River Club,[5] the 33-year-old moved to amateur football.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: De Lucas abre la lata de los goles en Segunda. De Lucas opens can of goals in Segunda. Marca. Spanish. 29 August 2009. 4 September 2017.
  2. Web site: (Crónica) El Cartagena aguanta como líder, mientras que el Numancia falla en casa. (Match report) Cartagena hold on to first place, whereas Numancia fall short at home. Europa Press. Spanish. 19 September 2009. 4 September 2017.
  3. Web site: El Girona continua sense reaccionar en caure a Cartagena per un contundent 4–1. Girona still do not react and fall in Cartagena by heavy 4–1. Televisió de Catalunya. Catalan. 30 January 2010. 4 September 2017.
  4. News: El extremo Ander Lafuente, de la Ponferradina, nuevo fichaje. Winger Ander Lafuente, from Ponferradina, new signing. El Diario Montañés. Spanish. 29 August 2013. 4 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Ander Lafuente sustituirá a Hernáez en el River. Ander Lafuente will replace Hernáez at River. La Segunda B. Spanish. 29 August 2014. 4 September 2017. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903212847/http://www.lasegundab.es/blog/2014/08/29/ander-lafuente-sustituira-a-hernaez-en-el-river-31622.html. dead.
  6. News: El Estudiantil lanza su órdago. Estudiantil bet it all. Faro de Vigo. Lois. Docampo. Spanish. 22 April 2017. 4 September 2017.
  7. News: Pistoletazo de salida veraniego para el Sodupe y el Amurrio. Summer starting gun for Sodupe and Amurrio. Mundo Deportivo. Endika. Río. Spanish. 20 July 2017. 22 August 2017.