Kaxe | |
Fullname: | Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1994 |
Birth Place: | Azpeitia, Spain |
Height: | 1.84m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Sestao River |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Youthclubs1: | Lagun Onak |
Years1: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs1: | Lagun Onak B |
Years2: | 2014–2016 |
Caps2: | 70 |
Goals2: | 10 |
Years3: | 2016–2017 |
Caps3: | 27 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Caps4: | 16 |
Goals4: | 11 |
Years5: | 2018 |
Caps5: | 17 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Years6: | 2018 |
Caps6: | ? |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2019–2022 |
Caps7: | 88 |
Goals7: | 11 |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs8: | → Sabadell (loan) |
Caps8: | 33 |
Goals8: | 8 |
Years9: | 2022–2023 |
Caps9: | 15 |
Goals9: | 1 |
Years10: | 2023 |
Caps10: | 13 |
Goals10: | 1 |
Years11: | 2024– |
Caps11: | 9 |
Goals11: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 5 April 2024 |
Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte (born 21 January 1994), commonly known as Kaxe, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sestao River. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.
Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kaxe represented CD Lagun Onak as a youth, and made his senior debut with the B-team in the 2013–14 season, in the regional leagues. He subsequently started to feature for the first team in Tercera División, helping the side to achieve their best-ever campaign in 2015–16.
In July 2016, Kaxe joined SD Eibar and was assigned to the farm team also in the fourth division.[1] In the following year, after achieving promotion, he moved to fellow league team SD Beasain, scoring on a regular basis for the latter side.[2]
On 3 January 2018, Kaxe signed for Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas.[3] On 17 July, he moved abroad and agreed to a one-year deal with East Riffa Club in Bahrain.[4]
On 16 December 2018, Kaxe returned to his home country and signed for SD Ponferradina in the third level.[5] He became an immediate starter, contributing with three goals in 18 appearances during the season as his side returned to Segunda División after a three-year absence.
Kaxe made his professional debut on 18 August 2019, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Cádiz CF.[6] He scored his first goal in the second division on 1 September, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tenerife.[7]
On 20 November 2019, Kaxe renewed his contract with Ponfe until 2023.[8] On 28 August 2021, he moved to Primera División RFEF side CE Sabadell FC on loan for one year.[9]
On 16 August 2022, Kaxe signed a one-year contract with CD Atlético Baleares in the third division.[10] The following 4 January, he returned to the second level after agreeing to a short-term deal with UD Ibiza.[11]