Joseba Zaldúa

Joseba Zaldúa Bengoetxea (born 24 June 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cádiz CF.

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

Joseba Zaldúa
Zaldúa training with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Joseba Zaldúa Bengoetxea[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 2
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Real Sociedad B 67 (2)
2013–2022 Real Sociedad 152 (1)
2017–2018 → Leganés (loan) 30 (1)
2022– Cádiz 10 (0)
International career
2016 Basque Country 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:14, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Real Sociedad
Zaldúa training with Real Sociedad in 2018

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Zaldúa played his youth football with local Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut with the reserves, spending several seasons in the Segunda División B with them.

Zaldúa appeared in his first official match with the main squad on 23 November 2013, featuring the first 80 minutes before being substituted for Javi Ros in a 4–3 La Liga home win against RC Celta de Vigo.[2] Roughly a month later, he signed a new deal with the Basques until 2016.[3]

On 20 May 2014, Zaldúa renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2018, and was definitely promoted to the first team.[4] On 4 July 2017, he was loaned to fellow top-flight club CD Leganés for one year.[5] He made 30 appearances as the side from the outskirts of Madrid avoided relegation, and scored a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Deportivo Alavés on 21 January 2018.[6] On 7 May, he was sent off in a 3–0 home loss to Levante UD for denying José Luis Morales a goalscoring opportunity.[7]

Zaldúa scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on 12 May 2019 in a 3–1 victory over Real Madrid at Anoeta Stadium, but was replaced in the same game with a broken left leg.[8]

Cádiz

On 11 July 2022, Zaldúa joined Cádiz CF on a three-year contract.[9] He spent the vast majority of his first season on the sidelines, nursing a serious knee injury.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 May 2022[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad B 2010–11 Segunda División B 10———10
2011–12 201———201
2012–13 321———321
2013–14 140———140
Total 672000000672
Real Sociedad 2013–14 La Liga 1007000—170
2014–15 230104[lower-alpha 1]0—280
2015–16 13000——130
2016–17 14030——170
2018–19 26130——291
2019–20 30030——330
2020–21 120104[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0180
2021–22 240407[lower-alpha 1]0—350
Total 1521220150101901
Leganés (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 30100——301
Career total 2494220150102874
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

Honours

Real Sociedad

References
  1. "Zaldua". Diario AS. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. "Superb Vela inspires Sociedad". ESPN FC. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  3. "Joseba Zaldua renueva hasta 2016" [Joseba Zaldua renews until 2016] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. "El sueño de Joseba y Jon" [Joseba and Jon's dream] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. "Zaldua apuntala el lateral derecho pepinero" [Zaldua bolsters the pepinero right flank] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. McTear, Euan (21 January 2018). "Alaves snatch a draw from the jaws of victory". Marca. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. Rodríguez, Ángel (7 May 2018). "Tormenta granota en Butarque" [Granota storm in Butarque]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. "Ya se conoce el alcance de la lesión de Zaldua" [Extent of Zaldúa's injury already known] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. "Joseba Zaldua refuerza el lateral derecho" [Joseba Zaldua bolsters the right back] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. "Cádiz CF: Zaldua jugó nueve meses después de su lesión y explica cómo se siente" [Cádiz CF: Zaldua played nine months after his injury and explains how he feels]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. Joseba Zaldúa at BDFutbol
  12. Joseba Zaldúa at Soccerway
  13. Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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