Iñaki Elejalde

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elejalde and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Iñaki Elejalde
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Elejalde Rodríguez
Date of birth (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Antequera
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2012 Juventud Sanse
2012–2014 Alcobendas
2014–2017 Real Madrid
2017–2018 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Alavés B 56 (8)
2020–2022 Las Palmas B 56 (12)
2021–2022 Las Palmas 1 (0)
2022–2023 Algeciras 35 (5)
2023–2024 Mérida 19 (4)
2024– Antequera 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Iñaki Elejalde Rodríguez (born 20 January 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Antequera.[1]

Club career

Born in Madrid to a Basque father, Elejalde joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2014, from Alcobendas CF.[2] He left the club in 2017, and signed for Deportivo Alavés; in that campaign, he also made his senior debut with the latter's reserves in Tercera División.

Elejalde helped Alavés B in their promotion to Segunda División B in the 2018–19 season by scoring eight goals. On 5 October 2020, he signed for another reserve team, UD Las Palmas Atlético also in the third division.[3]

Elejalde made his first team debut on 6 March 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafa Mújica in a 1–1 Segunda División home win against Rayo Vallecano.[4] In June 2022, after scoring 11 goals in the 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF, he was definitely promoted to the main squad,[5] but terminated his link on 26 August[6] and signed for Primera Federación side Algeciras CF the following day.[7]

References

  1. ^ Iñaki Elejalde at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Zabarte y Elejalde de familia vasca destacan en el Real Madrid" [Zabarte and Elejalde from Basque families are spotlights at Real Madrid] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Las Palmas Atlético completa su plantilla con dos nuevos refuerzos" [Las Palmas Atlético complete their squad with two new additions] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sergio Ruiz devuelve la sonrisa a Jesé en su debut como titular" [Sergio Ruiz gives back the smile to Jesé in his debut as a starter] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Iñaki Elejalde, potencia y velocidad" [Iñaki Elejalde, power and speed] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Iñaki Elejalde finaliza su contrato con la UD Las Palmas" [Iñaki Elejalde ends his contract with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Elejalde ficha por el Algeciras" [Elejalde signs for Algeciras] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.


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