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LUN 04.04.2016 | Features

Ten things you may not know about Iñigo Lekue

The young Athletic Club defender, who was only promoted to the first team earlier this season, recently opened his Liga BBVA goalscoring account.

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LUN 04.04.2016

  • A local lad, he was born in Bilbao on 4 May 1993.
  • He spent the 2012/13 season with Athletic Club's second feeder team, CD Basconia.
  • The following campaign he turned out for Jose Angel Ziganda's Athletic B, where he would spend two years.
  • He was a key figure as the reserves won promotion to the Liga Adelante last term.
  • He is currently studying for a degree in engineering at the University of the Basque Country (UPV).
  • He made the breakthrough for the Athletic first team this season, being handed his debut on 14 August 2015.
  • He scored his first goal for Athletic this past weekend, breaking the deadlock in the 1-1 draw with Granada CF.
  • This was only the second goal of his professional career, having also netted for Athletic B against Lugo earlier this campaign.
  • He has won one trophy with Los Leones, the 2015 Spanish Super Cup.
  • He was one of only two players to clock up more than 3,000 minutes of game time for Athletic B last season. The other was Sabin Merino.

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