Iñaki Elejalde
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñaki Elejalde Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mérida | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Juventud Sanse | ||
| 2012–2014 | Alcobendas | ||
| 2014–2017 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2017–2018 | Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Alavés B | 56 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Las Palmas B | 56 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | Las Palmas | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Algeciras | 35 | (5) |
| 2023– | Mérida | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 | |||
Iñaki Elejalde Rodríguez (born 20 January 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Mérida.[1]
Club career[edit]
Born in Madrid to a Basque father, Elejalde joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2014, from Alcobendas CF.[2] He left the club in 2017, and signed for Deportivo Alavés; in that campaign, he also made his senior debut with the latter's reserves in Tercera División.
Elejalde helped Alavés B in their promotion to Segunda División B in the 2018–19 season by scoring eight goals. On 5 October 2020, he signed for another reserve team, UD Las Palmas Atlético also in the third division.[3]
Elejalde made his first team debut on 6 March 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafa Mújica in a 1–1 Segunda División home win against Rayo Vallecano.[4] In June 2022, after scoring 11 goals in the 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF, he was definitely promoted to the main squad,[5] but terminated his link on 26 August[6] and signed for Primera Federación side Algeciras CF the following day.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Iñaki Elejalde at Soccerway
- ^ "Zabarte y Elejalde de familia vasca destacan en el Real Madrid" [Zabarte and Elejalde from Basque families are spotlights at Real Madrid] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Las Palmas Atlético completa su plantilla con dos nuevos refuerzos" [Las Palmas Atlético complete their squad with two new additions] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Sergio Ruiz devuelve la sonrisa a Jesé en su debut como titular" [Sergio Ruiz gives back the smile to Jesé in his debut as a starter] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Iñaki Elejalde, potencia y velocidad" [Iñaki Elejalde, power and speed] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Iñaki Elejalde finaliza su contrato con la UD Las Palmas" [Iñaki Elejalde ends his contract with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Elejalde ficha por el Algeciras" [Elejalde signs for Algeciras] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
External links[edit]
- Real Madrid profile
- Iñaki Elejalde at BDFutbol
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- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
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