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Mikel San José 
Personal information Full name Mikel San José Domínguez Date of birth 30 May 1989 Place of birth Pamplona, Spain Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Athletic Bilbao Number 6 Youth career Chantrea 2005–2007 Athletic Bilbao Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2010 Liverpool 0 (0) 2009–2010 → Athletic Bilbao (loan) 25 (1) 2010– Athletic Bilbao 37 (2) National team‡ 2007–2008 Spain U19 16 (0) 2009–2011 Spain U21 8 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2011This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is San José and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.Mikel San José Domínguez (born 30 May 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao.
Mainly a central defender, he is also regarded as a useful utility player.
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Club career
Born in Pamplona, Navarre, San José progressed through the youth teams at Athletic Bilbao, in the neighbouring Basque Country, playing for the Juvenil B team, and moving to the A's in the 2006–07 season, where he made 27 appearances, scoring five goals.[1]
Aged just 18, he signed a three-year contract with Liverpool, in August 2007, and subsequently played regularly for the reserves, in 2007–08[2] and 2008–09.[3]
In August 2009, San José returned to Bilbao on a season-long loan, to gain more first team experience.[4] He was named in the first team squad and awarded the number 12 shirt, making his debut on 17 September 2009, in the club's 3–0 home win for the season's UEFA Europa League group stage, against FK Austria Wien.[5] It was reported in early November 2009 that he was frustrated by the lack of first-team opportunities at Bilbao, and that if this did not improve he would look to shorten the loan agreement and move either back to Liverpool or on loan to another club in January 2010.[6] On the 8th, he finally made his La Liga debut, playing the last minute of the 2–0 win at Racing de Santander. He eventually finished the season with 30 overall appearances, scoring three times.
On 19 May 2010, San José was signed permanently by Athletic, for five years.[7] In his first season, he was periodically charged with penalty-taking by manager Joaquín Caparrós, replacing longtime incumbent Andoni Iraola.
On 5 December 2010, in his first Basque Derby, against Real Sociedad, San José committed a penalty which resulted in the first goal, and scored in his own net in the beginning of the second half, for the game's final 2–0, at the Anoeta Stadium.[8]
International career
San José was part of the Spanish team who captured the UEFA Under-19 Championship in July 2007. Having made 16 appearances in that category, he progressed to the Under-21s, in early 2009.[9]
Club statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total 2009–10 Athletic Bilbao La Liga 25 1 - - 5 2 30 3 2010–11 Athletic Bilbao La Liga 31 2 3 0 - - 34 2 Total Country Honours
Country
- Spain U21
- Spain U19
References
- ^ "San José player profile". Athletic Bilbao. http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=1&b=1&c=1&d=0&jokalaria=870&idi=2. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool Results 2007–08". Liverweb. http://www.liverweb.org.uk/reserve_season.asp?season=200708. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool Results 2008–09". Liverweb. http://www.liverweb.org.uk/reserve_season.asp?season=200809. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Mikel San José, cedido al Athletic Club [Mikel San José, loaned to Athletic Club]" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 15 August 2009. http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=0&b=1&c=1&d=1000&berria=8455&idi=1. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Irrepressible Athletic show their class". UEFA.com. 17 September 2009. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/fixturesresults/round=2000037/match=2000784/report=rp.html. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "San Jose frustrated in Spain". Sky Sports. 3 November 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5671791,00.html. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "San José drafted". Athletic Bilbao. 19 May 2010. http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=0&b=1&c=1&d=1000&berria=9665&idi=2. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "Mikel San Jose horror Basque Derby debut gifts hosts easy victory". Goal.com. 5 December 2010. http://www.goal.com/en/match/47872/real-sociedad-vs-athletic-bilbao/report. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "San José international appearances". Liverweb. http://www.liverweb.org.uk/intplayer.asp?player_id=926. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
External links
Spain squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (3rd Title) 
Athletic Bilbao – current squad 1 Iraizoz · 2 Toquero · 3 Aurtenetxe · 5 Amorebieta · 6 San José · 7 D. López · 8 Iturraspe · 9 F. Llorente · 10 De Marcos · 11 Gabilondo · 12 Koikili · 13 Raúl · 14 Susaeta · 15 Iraola · 16 Zubiaurre · 17 Pérez · 18 Gurpegui (c) · 19 Muniain · 20 A. Ocio · 21 Herrera · 22 Castillo · 23 Ekiza · 24 J. Martínez · 26 I. Martínez · 28 Gómez · Coach: Bielsa
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Pamplona
- Navarrese sportspeople
- Spanish footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football utility players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- La Liga footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
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