Iñigo Vicente Explained

Iñigo Vicente
Full Name:Iñigo Vicente Elorduy
Birth Date:6 January 1998
Birth Place:Derio, Spain
Height:1.78 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Racing Santander
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2008–2012
Youthclubs1:Athletic Bilbao
Youthyears2:2012–2013
Youthclubs2:Danok Bat
Youthyears3:2013–2016
Youthclubs3:Athletic Bilbao
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Basconia
Caps1:31
Goals1:14
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Bilbao Athletic
Caps2:66
Goals2:20
Years3:2019–2022
Clubs3:Athletic Bilbao
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Mirandés (loan)
Caps4:32
Goals4:3
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Mirandés (loan)
Caps5:36
Goals5:6
Years6:2022–
Caps6:80
Goals6:10
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:6 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:11 October 2021

Iñigo Vicente Elorduy (born 6 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Racing de Santander.

Club career

Born in Derio, Biscay, Basque Country, Vicente started his career at Athletic Bilbao's Lezama academy in 2008. He left the club in 2012 and joined Danok Bat CF, but returned in June of the following year.[1]

Vicente made his senior debut with the farm team in the 2015–16 season, in Tercera División, before being promoted to the reserves in July 2017. On 21 December 2018, he signed a contract extension with the Lions until 2023.[2]

On 6 August 2019, Vicente was loaned to Segunda División newcomers CD Mirandés, for one year.[3] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Rayo Vallecano.[4]

Vicente scored his first professional goal on 9 November 2019, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Extremadura UD. He returned to Athletic in July 2020, after scoring three goals in 34 appearances, and was assigned to the main squad.

Vicente made first team – and La Liga – debut for the Lions on 1 October 2020, appearing as a second half substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Cádiz CF.[5] The following 1 July, he returned to Mirandés again on a one-year loan deal, this time along with Imanol García de Albéniz.[6]

On 14 July 2022, Vicente moved to Racing de Santander, newly-promoted to the second division, on a three-year deal.[7]

International career

Vicente made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.[8] [9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bilbao Athletic2016–17Segunda División B2020
2017–18Segunda División B3010203210
2018–19Segunda División B34103410
Total662000206820
Athletic Bilbao2018–19La Liga000000
2020–21La Liga300030
Total30000030
Mirandés (loan)2019–20Segunda División32342365
Career total10123420010525

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El cadete del Danok Iñigo Vicente regresa al Athletic. Danok's cadete Iñigo Vicente returns to Athletic. El Desmarque. es. 14 June 2013. 20 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Renewals. Athletic Bilbao. 21 December 2018. 20 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Iñigo Vicente, on loan to CD Mirandés. Athletic Bilbao. 6 August 2019. 20 August 2019.
  4. Web site: El VAR protagoniza la igualada en Vallecas. VAR is the protagonist on the draw in Vallecas. Marca. es. 17 August 2019. 17 August 2019.
  5. https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2020/10/01/dolorosa-derrota-ante-el-cadiz/ Painful defeat against Cádiz
  6. Web site: Iñigo Vicente and Imanol loaned to CD Mirandés. Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2020. 30 July 2021.
  7. Web site: El atacante Íñigo Vicente se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing 2022/23. Forward Íñigo Vicente joins the Racing 2022/23 squad. Racing Santander. es. 14 July 2022. 14 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Empate sin goles de la Euskal Selekzioa ante Panamá . Basque Selection goalless draw against Panama . es . . 30 May 2019 . 26 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Empate entre la Euskal Selekzioa y Panamá (0-0) . Draw between Basque Selection and Panama (0-0) . es . . 30 May 2019 . 26 August 2019.