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Eneko Bóveda
Personal information
Full name	Eneko Bóveda Altube
Date of birth	14 December 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1999–2000	Ikastola Maiztegi
2000–2006	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Basconia
2008–2011	Bilbao Athletic
2009–2011	Athletic Bilbao
2011–2015	Eibar
2015–2018	Athletic Bilbao
2018–2021	Deportivo La Coruña
2021–2022	Olympiakos Nicosia
International career
2014–2016	Basque Country
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Eneko Bóveda Altube (born 14 December 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central defender.

He started his career at Athletic Bilbao, returning there after a four-year spell with Eibar.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bóveda was a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2006–07 season, in the Tercera División, and was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División B in summer 2008.

Bóveda made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 April 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Racing de Santander, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for David López.^[3] He spent the vast majority of his spell registered with the B side, however.

Eibar

On 1 July 2011, Bóveda signed for neighbouring SD Eibar also in the third tier.^[4] He was an undisputed first-choice in the 2012–13 campaign, as the Armeros returned to Segunda División after a four-year absence.^[5]

Bóveda scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2014, but in a 1–2 home loss to CD Tenerife.^[6] He appeared in 18 matches during the season, achieving promotion to the top flight (the club's first ever).^[7]

Bóveda scored his first goal in the Spanish top division on 25 October 2014, closing the 1–1 home draw against Granada CF.^[8]

Return to Athletic

Bóveda returned to Athletic on 1 July 2015, after refusing to renew his contract.^[9] The following month, he featured in both legs of the Supercopa de España in which his team defeated FC Barcelona.^[10]^[11] He started infrequently in his first and second seasons but was a useful squad member, providing cover both at full-back and in the centre of the defence.^[12]

On 17 January 2018, still only appearing occasionally and with his contract running out at the end of the campaign, it was announced that Bóveda would not receive an extension.^[13]

Deportivo

On 22 January 2018, Bóveda signed for fellow top-tier club Deportivo de La Coruña, agreeing a deal with the Galicians until summer 2020 and leaving his native Basque Country for the first time in his career.^[14] He suffered two relegations in only three years.^[15]

International career

Bóveda never earned any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2021^[17]^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bilbao Athletic	2008–09	Segunda División B	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2009–10		14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2010–11		29	0	—		—		—		29	0
	Total		59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	0
Athletic Bilbao	2008–09	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2009–10	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Eibar	2011–12	Segunda División B	27	1	2	0	—		2^[a]	0	31	1
	2012–13	Segunda División B	33	1	5	0	—		6^[a]	0	44	1
	2013–14	Segunda División	18	1	0	0	—		—		18	1
	2014–15	La Liga	35	2	2	0	—		—		37	2
	Total		113	5	9	0	0	0	8	0	130	5
Athletic Bilbao	2015–16	La Liga	23	0	3	0	9^[b]	0	2^[c]	0	37	0
	2016–17		19	0	3	0	1^[b]	0	—		23	0
	2017–18		6	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	—		8	0
	Total		48	0	6	0	12	0	2	0	68	0
Deportivo La Coruña	2017–18	La Liga	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2018–19	Segunda División	20	0	1	0	—		3^[a]	0	24	0
	2019–20	Segunda División	31	1	1	0	—		—		32	1
	2020–21	Segunda División B	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		69	2	4	0	0	0	3	0	76	2
Career total			292	7	19	0	12	0	13	0	336	7

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in promotion playoffs
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in Supercopa de España

Honours

Eibar

Segunda División: 2013–14^[7]

Athletic Bilbao

Supercopa de España: 2015^[11]

References

^ Eneko Bóveda at FBref.com
^ ^a ^b Eneko Bóveda at AS.com (in Spanish)
^ "Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Racing Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^ "SD Eibar: Eneko Bóveda, primer refuerzo armero" [SD Eibar: Eneko Bóveda, first armero addition] (in Spanish). Canal Barakaldo. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "El Eibar también renueva a Eneko Bóveda" [Eibar also renew Eneko Bóveda]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "El Tenerife asalta Ipurua y sueña con hacer algo grande" [Tenerife assault Ipurua and dream of making something big]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Parcero, Bruno (25 May 2020). "¿Qué fue de los héroes del ascenso a Primera del Eibar?" [What happened to heroes of Eibar's promotion to Primera?]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ Malagón, Manuel (26 October 2014). "Los laterales mandan" [Full-backs rule]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ "Contrato de Eneko Bóveda" [Eneko Bóveda's contract] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Barcelona: Aduriz hits hat-trick in Supercopa shocker". Goal. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Athletic Bilbao hold off Barcelona to claim Spanish Super Cup". The Guardian. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ Velasco, Juanma (17 November 2016). "Bóveda empieza carrera como lateral" [Bóveda starts a career on the flank]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ Ruiz, Pako (17 January 2018). "Bóveda no recibirá oferta para renovar" [Bóveda will not receive an offer to renew]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "El Dépor rectifica y confirma que Eneko Bóveda firma hasta 2020" [Dépor rectify and confirm that Eneko Bóveda signs until 2020]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ Regueiro, Zeltia (25 March 2021). "Eneko Bóveda: "Hemos visto como los sueños y planes que teníamos se nos escapaban"" [Eneko Bóveda: "We've seen the dreams and plans we had slip away"]. El Ideal Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Catalunya 0–1 Euskal Selekzioa" [Catalonia 0–1 Basque XI] (in Spanish). Basque Football Federation. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
^ Eneko Bóveda at BDFutbol
^ Eneko Bóveda at Soccerway