Ekhiotz Orobiogoikoetxea López (born 5 May 2002), known as Ekhiotz Orobio or just Orobio, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for CD Estepona FS.

Ekhiotz Orobio
Personal information
Full name Ekhiotz Orobiogoikoetxea López
Date of birth (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Estepona
Youth career
Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Alavés B 9 (4)
2021–2022 San Ignacio 10 (0)
2022–2023 Peña Balsamaiso [es] 15 (3)
2022 Logroñés 1 (0)
2023 Portugalete 12 (1)
2023–2024 Mirandés B 27 (2)
2023–2024 Mirandés 1 (0)
2024– Estepona 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024

Career

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Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Orobio was a Deportivo Alavés youth product. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 13 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute and being sent off in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win over CD Laredo.[1]

Orobio scored his first senior goals on 21 March 2021, netting a hat-trick for the B's in a 3–1 home win over Barakaldo CF.[2] For the 2021–22 season, he was assigned to farm team Club San Ignacio in Tercera División RFEF.

On 14 July 2022, Orobio joined SD Logroñés' farm team Peña Balsamaiso CF [es] also in the fifth division.[3] The following 31 January, he moved to fellow league team Club Portugalete.[4]

On 3 July 2023, Orobio moved to CD Mirandés and was assigned to the B-team also in division five.[5] He made his professional debut on 14 August, replacing Alan Godoy late into a 4–0 Segunda División home routing of AD Alcorcón.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "El Alavés 'B' se mete en playoff ganando al Laredo" [Alavés 'B' go in the play-off zone defeating Laredo] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Ekhiotz lidera al Alavés B a la victoria" [Ekhiotz leads Alavés B to victory] (in Spanish). OneFootball. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Fichaje 🕹 Ekhiotz jugará la próxima temporada en la Peña @BALSAMAISO" [Signing 🕹 Ekhiotz will play the following season at Peña @BALSAMAISO.]. Peña Balsamaiso CF (in Spanish). Twitter. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Ekhiotz Orobiogoikoetxea nuevo jugador del Club Portugalete" [Ekhiotz Orobiogoikoetxea new player of Club Portugalete] (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Hugo Zárate y Ekhiotz Orobio se incorporan al C.D. Mirandés B" [Hugo Zárate and Ekhiotz Orobio join C.D. Mirandés B] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "El Mirandés se da un fiestón ante el Alcorcón" [Mirandés give themselves a big party against Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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