Aitor Córdoba

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Córdoba and the second or maternal family name is Querejeta.
Aitor Córdoba
Personal information
Full name Aitor Córdoba Querejeta[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Burgos
Number 18
Youth career
Leioa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Leioa 190 (3)
2018– Burgos 173 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Aitor Córdoba Querejeta (born 21 May 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División club Burgos.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Córdoba was a SD Leioa youth graduate. He made his first team debut in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División, and featured sparingly in the following campaign, as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División B.

From 2014 onwards, Córdoba established himself as a regular starter for Leioa, being the team captain as the club remained in the third level.[2] On 30 June 2019, he agreed to a deal with fellow third division side Burgos CF.[3]

A regular starter in his first season, Córdoba was mainly a backup option in his second, as his club returned to Segunda División after 19 years. He made his professional debut on 15 August 2021, starting in a 0–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.[4]

Personal life

Córdoba has two younger brothers who are also footballers. Iñigo and Asier, both wingers, were Athletic Bilbao youth graduates.[5][6] Their sister Ainhoa (born 2001) plays for Leioa's women's team in the Basque regional league.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "18 Aitor Córdoba". Burgos CF (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Entrevista. Aitor Córdoba: 'Perder tantos puntos en los últimos minutos no era normal'" [Interview. Aitor Córdoba: 'Losing so many points in the last minutes was not normal']. Vavel. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Aitor Córdoba, nuevo fichaje del Burgos" [Aitor Córdoba, new signing of Burgos] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Djurdjevic sigue igual" [Djurdjevic remains the same] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "El mayor de los Córdoba no quiso pasar por Lezama y pudo jugar en Grecia" [The oldest of the Córdobas did not want to go through Lezama and could have played in Greece] (in Spanish). El Correo. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Aitor lidera la saga de los Córdoba" [Aitor leads the saga of the Córdobas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Ainhoa Córdoba". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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