| Eneko Bóveda | |
| Full Name: | Eneko Bóveda Altube |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Bilbao, Spain |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2000 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ikastola Maiztegi |
| Youthyears2: | 2000–2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Athletic Bilbao |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008–2011 |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011–2015 |
| Caps4: | 113 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps5: | 48 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps6: | 76 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 09:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC) |
Eneko Bóveda Altube (born 14 December 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central defender.
He started his career at Athletic Bilbao, returning there after a four-year spell with Eibar.
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bóveda was a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2006–07 season, in the Tercera División, and was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División B in summer 2008.
Bóveda made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 April 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Racing de Santander, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for David López.[1] He spent the vast majority of his spell registered with the B side, however.
On 1 July 2011, Bóveda signed for neighbouring SD Eibar also in the third tier.[2] He was an undisputed first-choice in the 2012–13 campaign, as the Armeros returned to Segunda División after a four-year absence.[3]
Bóveda scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2014, but in a 1–2 home loss to CD Tenerife.[4] He appeared in 18 matches during the season, achieving promotion to the top flight (the club's first ever).[5]
Bóveda scored his first goal in the Spanish top division on 25 October 2014, closing the 1–1 home draw against Granada CF.[6]
Bóveda returned to Athletic on 1 July 2015, after refusing to renew his contract.[7] The following month, he featured in both legs of the Supercopa de España in which his team defeated FC Barcelona.[8] [9] He started infrequently in his first and second seasons but was a useful squad member, providing cover both at full-back and in the centre of the defence.[10]
On 17 January 2018, still only appearing occasionally and with his contract running out at the end of the campaign, it was announced that Bóveda would not receive an extension.[11]
On 22 January 2018, Bóveda signed for fellow top-tier club Deportivo de La Coruña, agreeing a deal with the Galicians until summer 2020 and leaving his native Basque Country for the first time in his career.[12] He suffered two relegations in only three years.[13]
Bóveda never earned any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2008–09 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Eibar | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 113 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 5 | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2015–16 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2017–18 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 292 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 336 | 7 | |||
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Athletic Bilbao