Josu Esnaola Atxega (born 31 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back or a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josu Esnaola Atxega | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Orio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Universidad País Vasco | ||
| 2006–2009 | Real Sociedad B | 79 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Real Sociedad | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Real Unión (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Lanzarote (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Noja | 70 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Sestao | 40 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Real Unión | 165 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2019 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Orio, Gipuzkoa, Esnaola made his debut as a senior with Universidad del Pais Vasco CF. In summer 2006 he moved to Real Sociedad, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
In the 2009 off-season, Esnaola was promoted to the Txuri-urdin first team who competed in Segunda División. He played his first match as a professional on 27 February 2010, starting in a 1–1 away draw against SD Huesca.[1]
In August 2010, Esnaola was loaned to Real Unión in the third level. He was released by the club in January of the following year, subsequently returning to Real.[2] In April, he moved to Tercera División's UD Lanzarote also in a temporary deal.[3]
In July 2011, Esnaola joined SD Noja also in the fourth division. After two seasons (the first ending in promotion), he signed for Sestao River Club.[4]
On 16 July 2014, Esnaola moved to another side in division three, Real Unión.[5]
References
edit- ^ La Real pincha en El Alcoraz (Real puncture at El Alcoraz); Marca, 27 February 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El club prescinde de Marc Mateu y Josu Esnaola (Club show door to Marc Mateu and Josu Esnaola) Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine; Real Unión, 18 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ La UD Lanzarote se refuerza con Josu Esnaola (UD Lanzarote bolster with Josu Esnaola); Lanzarote Deportiva, 17 April 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Josu Esnaola ficha por el Sestao e Iker Torre por el Almansa (Josu Esnaola signs for Sestao and Iker Torre for Almansa); El Diario Vasco, 4 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Iosu Esnaola jugará en el Real Unión (Iosu Esnaola will play in Real Unión); El Diario Vasco, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Real Unión official profile (in Spanish)
- Josu Esnaola at BDFutbol
- Josu Esnaola at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Josu Esnaola at Soccerway