Xabi Etxebarria

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Etxebarria and the second or maternal family name is Larrabide.

Xabier 'Xabi' Etxebarria Larrabide (born 20 July 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Xabi Etxebarria

Personal information
Full name	Xabier Etxebarria Larrabide
Date of birth	(1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 36)^[1]
Place of birth	Igorre, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2004–2005	Arratia
2005–2006	Indartsu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Zamudio
2008–2012	Bilbao Athletic	122	(5)
2008	Athletic Bilbao	1	(0)
2014–2015	Amorebieta	36	(4)
2015–2018	Barakaldo	64	(5)
2018–2022	Leioa	56	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:09, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Igorre, Biscay, Etxebarria was signed by Athletic Bilbao from Tercera División side Zamudio SD in 2008, initially brought up to its reserve team. He made his first appearance for the main squad in a 5–0 friendly win against Aviron Bayonnais FC, on 3 September 2008.^[2] Three months later, in another exhibition game, he started and scored in a 7–2 victory over amateurs JD Somorrostro.^[3]

Etxebarria made his La Liga debut for Athletic on 7 December 2008, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for David López in a 1–1 draw at Racing de Santander.^[4] He was released by the Lions in June 2012 after a further three full seasons with the B side in the Segunda División B and only one more official appearance for the first team, a 3–0 away loss against FC Barcelona in the 2009 edition of the Supercopa de España.^[5]

On 18 July 2014, after two years without a club, Etxebarria joined SD Amorebieta.^[6] He continued competing in the third tier the following years, with Barakaldo CF^[7] and SD Leioa.^[8]

References

1. Xabi Etxebarria at AS.com (in Spanish)  
2. "Aluvión 0 – Athletic Club 5". Athletic Bilbao. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
3. "Victory in Muskiz". Athletic Bilbao. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
4. "Racing 1 – Athletic Club 1". Athletic Bilbao. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
5. Sanchidrián, David F. (23 August 2009). "Dos goles de Messi dan al Barça la Supercopa de España" [Two Messi goals give Barça Spanish Supercup]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2012.
6. "Eneko Lz de Muniain [sic] y Xabi Etxeberria nuevos jugadores del Amorebieta" [Eneko Lz de Munain and Xabi Etxeberria new players of Amorebieta] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
7. "Barakaldo CF: el trabajo de la base de un club grande vizcaíno" [Barakaldo CF: youth system of a great Biscayan club] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
8. Beltrán, Javier (6 October 2020). "La SD Leioa sella la plantilla con un argentino y un coreano" [SD Leioa complete squad with one from Argentina and another from Korea]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2021.

External links

• Xabi Etxebarria at Athletic Bilbao
• Xabi Etxebarria at BDFutbol
• Xabi Etxebarria at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Xabi Etxebarria at Soccerway