Xeber Alkain

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Xeber Alkain
Alkain with Alavés
Personal information
Full name Xeber Alkain Mitxelena
Date of birth (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Hondarribia, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Eibar
Youth career
Antiguoko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Real Sociedad C 48 (4)
2019 → Arenas Getxo (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2022 Real Sociedad B 81 (17)
2022–2024 Alavés 44 (4)
2024– Eibar 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

Xeber Alkain Mitxelena (born 26 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Segunda División club SD Eibar.

Career

Born in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Alkain joined Real Sociedad in 2016 from Antiguoko, and was initially assigned to the C-team.[1] On 10 January 2019, after establishing himself as a starter for the C's, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Arenas Club de Getxo for the remainder of the season.[2]

Upon returning, Alkain was assigned to the reserves also in the third division, and renewed his contract until 2021 on 1 July 2020.[3] He was a regular starter during the 2020–21 campaign, scoring five goals as his side returned to Segunda División after 59 years; on 5 July 2021, he extended his link for a further year.[4]

Alkain made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Álex Sola in a 1–0 home win over CD Leganés.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 11 September, netting his side's second in a 3–2 home loss against SD Eibar.

Alkain and his teammate Jérémy Blasco left Sanse on 30 May 2022, with their contract expiring in the following month.[6] On 7 June, he signed a three-year deal with Deportivo Alavés, freshly relegated to the second level.[7]

Alkain scored four goals in 36 appearances overall during the 2022–23 season, as the Babazorros achieved promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the category on 21 August 2023, starting in a 4–3 home win over Sevilla FC.

On 30 July 2024, Alkain agreed to a two-year contract with Eibar in the second division.[8]

References

  1. ^ "La Real incorpora a dos juveniles del Antiguoko" [Real sign two youngsters from Antiguoko] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Real Sociedad, Xeber Alkain cedido al Arenas Club" [Real Sociedad, Xeber Alkain loaned to Arenas Club] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Renovaciones en el Sanse" [Renewals at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Xeber Alkain renueva por un curso más con el Sanse" [Xeber Alkain renews for a further season with Sanse] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Estreno prometedor de los de Xabi Alonso" [Promising start of Xabi Alonso's boys] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Bajas en el Sanse" [Departures at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Xeber Alkain, refuerzo para el Deportivo Alavés" [Xeber Alkain, addition for Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Xeber Alkain, nuevo jugador del Eibar" [Xeber Alkain, new player of Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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