Lander Olaetxea
Personal information
Full name Lander Olaetxea Ibaibarriaga
Date of birth (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993
Place of birth Abadiño, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Albacete
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2012 Cultural Durango
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cultural Durango 66 (8)
2012–2013 → Iurretako (loan)
2015–2017 Bilbao Athletic 42 (2)
2017–2018 Gernika 33 (7)
2018–2021 Logroñés 85 (9)
2021–2022 Amorebieta 35 (2)
2022– Albacete 57 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Lander Olaetxea Ibaibarriaga (born 12 April 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Albacete Balompié as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Abadiño, Biscay, Basque Country, Olaetxea was a SCD Durango youth graduate. He made his debuts as a senior while on loan at Iurretako KT in the 2012–13 campaign, in the regional leagues.

Olaetxea renewed with Durango on 5 July 2013, after his loan expired,[1] and subsequently became a first team regular in Tercera División. On 19 May 2015 he signed a contract with Athletic Bilbao, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[2]

On 9 November 2015 Olaetxea made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute for Asier Villalibre in a 2–0 home win against UE Llagostera.[3] He left the Lions in 2017, with the B-side now in the third division, and continued to appear in the category in the following years, representing Gernika Club and UD Logroñés;[4] he helped the latter achieve a first-ever promotion to the second division in 2020, contributing with six goals.

Olaetxea scored his first professional goal on 11 April 2021, netting the game's only in an away success over CD Mirandés. On 8 July, after suffering relegation, he moved to SD Amorebieta.[5]

On 25 July 2022, after suffering another drop, Olaetxea signed a one-year deal with Albacete Balompié.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "La Cultural opta por renovar a la mitad de su plantilla para ajustar el presupuesto" [Cultural opts to renew a half of its squad to adjust the budget] (in Spanish). El Correo. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lander Olaetxea será uno de los refuerzos del Bilbao Athletic para la próxima temporada" [Lander Olaetxea will be one of the additions of Bilbao Athletic for the following season] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic coge aire" [Bilbao Athletic takes air] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lander Olaetxea se incorpora a la Unión Deportiva Logroñés" [Lander Olaetxea joins Unión Deportiva Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lander Olaetxea, nuevo jugador del Amorebieta" [Lander Olaetxea, new player of Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lander Olaetxea hace click" [Lander Olaetxea clicks] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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