Xabier Etxeita
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Etxeita with Athletic Bilbao in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xabier Etxeita Gorritxategi | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Amorebieta, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amorebieta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Amorebieta | ||
| 2006–2009 | Bilbao Athletic | 66 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Athletic Bilbao | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Cartagena (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Elche | 97 | (5) |
| 2013–2019 | Athletic Bilbao | 72 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Huesca (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Getafe | 28 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Eibar | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Amorebieta | 53 | (0) |
| Total | 395 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Basque Country | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xabier Etxeita Gorritxategi (Basque: [ʃaβier etʃeita]; Spanish: [ʃaˈβjeɾ eˈtʃejta]; born 31 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Over ten seasons, he totalled 148 La Liga games and eight goals for Athletic Bilbao, Huesca and Getafe. He added 154 appearances in the Segunda División with four clubs, winning the 2015 Supercopa de España with Athletic.
Etxeita played once with Spain, in 2015.