Mikel Arruabarrena Aranbide

Mikel Arruabarrena

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Arruabarrena Aranbide
Date of birth	9 February 1983 (1983-02-09) (age 28)
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Eibar
Youth career
	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	Baskonia	36	(5)
2003–2005	Bilbao Athletic	69	(18)
2005–2006	Osasuna B	35	(13)
2006–2007	Xerez	25	(5)
2007–2008	Tenerife	31	(6)
2008–2009	Legia Warsaw	6	(0)
2009	→ Eibar (loan)	13	(1)
2009–	Eibar	34	(6)
2010–2011	→ Leganés (loan)	34	(21)
National team
1999	Spain U16	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Arruabarrena and the second or maternal family name is Aranbide.

Mikel Arruabarrena Aranbide (born 9 February 1983 in Tolosa, Basque Country) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a centre forward.

Football career

Arruabarrena had small stints with local giants Athletic de Bilbao and its Navarrese neighbours CA Osasuna, but never made it past its reserves on both occasions. From 2006–08, he played in the second division, with Xerez CD and CD Tenerife, with relative impact.

In the 2008 summer, Arruabarrena was bought by Poland's Legia Warszawa, alongside compatriots Iñaki Descarga and Iñaki Astiz. However, in January 2009, he was loaned to SD Eibar (also in the Basque Country and the second level), not being able to prevent the side from eventually dropping down a division.

In that summer, Arruabarrena arranged for a buyout of his Legia contract and remained at Eibar permanently.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Arruabarrena Aranbide, Mikel
Alternative names	Arruabarrena, Mikel
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	9 February 1983
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Date of death
Place of death