Eneko Undabarrena

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Eneko Undabarrena
Personal information
Full name Eneko Undabarrena Ubillo
Date of birth (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Intercity
Number 4
Youth career
Santutxu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Santutxu 17 (0)
2013–2014 Somorrostro
2014–2016 Amorebieta 57 (2)
2016–2018 Leioa 51 (4)
2018 Mirandés 16 (0)
2018–2022 Burgos 101 (3)
2022– Intercity 62 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Eneko Undabarrena Ubillo (born 10 March 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for CF Intercity.

Club career[edit]

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Undabarrena made his senior debut with local side Santutxu FC in 2012, in Tercera División. In 2014, after a year at JD Somorrostro in the regional leagues,[1] he moved straight to Segunda División B with SD Amorebieta.

On 11 July 2016, Undabarrena signed for SD Leioa also in the third division.[2] He agreed to a deal with fellow league team CD Mirandés on 8 January 2018,[3] but moved to Burgos CF in the same category on 20 July, on a two-year contract.[4]

Undabarrena became a regular starter for the Burgaleses, and helped in their promotion to Segunda División in 2021 as team captain with two goals in 25 appearances (play-offs included).[5] He made his professional debut at the age of 28 on 15 August of that year, starting in a 0–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.[6]

On 4 July 2022, Undabarrena signed a two-year deal with Primera Federación newcomers CF Intercity.[7]

Personal life[edit]

In 2012, while playing for Santutxu, Undabarrena was one of the chosen players of Nike's The Chance in his hometown.[8] He is not related to fellow player Iker Undabarrena, who also plays as a midfielder.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Tenemos que andar com mil ojos para subir a Tercera. Cualquier equipo te pinta la cara"" ["We have to walk with a thousand eyes to promote to Tercera. Any team pose a threat"] (PDF) (in Spanish). Cantera Deportiva. March 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Eneko Undabarrena ficha por el Leioa" [Eneko Undabarrena signs for Leioa] (in Spanish). Acción Sport. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "El Mirandés ficha a Eneko Undabarrena" [Mirandés sign Eneko Undabarrena] (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "El Burgos CF ata a Eneko Undabarrena por dos temporadas" [Burgos CF tie up Eneko Undabarrena for two seasons] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Undabarrena: "Soy muy feliz en el Burgos y aquí seguiré"" [Undabarrena: "I am very happy at Burgos and here I will stay"] (in Spanish). Revista Forofos. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Djurdjevic sigue igual" [Djurdjevic remains the same] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Eneko Undabarrena refuerza el centro del campo del CF Intercity" [Eneko Undabarrena bolsters the centre of the midfield of CF Intercity] (in Spanish). CF Intercity. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Eneko Undabarrena: "Llegar a Madrid ya es un premio"" [Eneko Undabarrena: "To reach Madrid is a reward"] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Undabarrena se afianza en el Leioa" [Undabarrena takes hold at Leioa]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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