Iñaki Sáenz

Not to be confused with Iñaki Sáez.

Iñaki Sáez
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Sáenz Arenzana
Date of birth (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Logroñés
Number 16
Youth career
Calahorra
2006–2007 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Calahorra 67 (11)
2009–2013 Logroñés 126 (2)
2014–2015 Racing Santander 84 (4)
2015–2016 Alavés 3 (0)
2016–2018 Tenerife 34 (0)
2019– Logroñés 164 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáenz and the second or maternal family name is Arenzana.

Iñaki Sáenz Arenzana (born 29 April 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Logroñés. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a left back.[1]

Football career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Iñaki graduated from Real Zaragoza's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with locals CD Calahorra in the 2007–08 campaign, in Tercera División.

In the 2009 summer Iñaki joined UD Logroñés in Segunda División B. He featured regularly with the side, featuring in more than 120 matches during his four-year spell. On 22 July 2013 Iñaki signed a one-year deal with Racing de Santander, also in the third level.[2] He featured in 37 matches during the season, as the Cantabrians returned to Segunda División at first attempt.

On 19 August 2014 Iñaki signed a new two-year deal with the Verdiblancos.[3] Five days later he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Girona FC.[4]

Iñaki scored his first goal in the second level on 27 September 2014, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Recreativo de Huelva.[5] On 6 December of the following year, after suffering relegation, he moved to Deportivo Alavés after agreeing to an 18-month deal.[6]

On 2 July 2016, Iñaki signed for CD Tenerife also in the second level.[7] He left the club in 2018 after being sparingly used, and returned to Logroñés on 13 January 2019.[8]

Honours

Alavés

References

  1. ^ Iñaki Sáenz, primer fichaje del Racing 2013–2014 (Iñaki Sáenz, first signing of Racing 2013–2014); El Diario Montañés, 22 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Iñaki Sáenz, primer fichaje del Racing 2013/14 (Iñaki Sáenz, first signing of Racing 2013/14); Racing Santander, 22 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Racing de Santander renueva a su técnico Francisco Fernández hasta 2016 (Racing de Santander renews their manager Francisco Fernández until 2016); Europa Press, 19 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Un gol de Felipe Sanchón le basta al Girona (A goal from Felipe Sanchón is enough for Girona); Marca, 25 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Koné y Mario dan la primera victoria de la temporada al Racing de Santander (Koné and Mario give the first victory of the season to Racing de Santander); Marca, 27 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Deportivo Alavés cierra la incorporación de Iñaki (Deportivo Alavés signs Iñaki) Archived 2016-01-08 at the Wayback Machine; Deportivo Alavés, 6 December 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Iñaki Sáenz, cuarta incorporación del CD Tenerife (Iñaki Sáenz, fourth addition of CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 2 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El riojano Iñaki Sáenz, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés (Riojan Iñaki Sáenz, new player of Unión Deportiva Logroñés); UD Logroñés, 13 January 2019 (in Spanish)