Iñaki Olaortua Descarga (born 3 August 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre back for Ibiza.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñaki Olaortua Descarga | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Elgeta, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ibiza | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eibar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Eibar B | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Anaitasuna (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Zamudio (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugalete | 33 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Zaragoza B | 27 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Zaragoza | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Amorebieta | 31 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Barakaldo | 32 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Racing Santander | 50 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Atlético Baleares | 90 | (4) |
| 2023– | Ibiza | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Elgeta, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Olaortua graduated with SD Eibar's youth setup, and made his debuts with the reserves in Tercera División. He subsequently served loan deals at fellow fourth division sides CD Anaitasuna[2] and Zamudio SD[3] before being released in 2014.
On 15 June 2014 Olaortua joined Club Portugalete, also in the fourth tier.[4] After achieving promotion to Segunda División B he moved to Real Zaragoza, being assigned to the B-team in the fourth level.[5]
On 15 October 2015 Olaortua made his professional debut, starting and scoring an own goal in a 1–2 Copa del Rey home loss against UE Llagostera.[6] In July of the following year, he moved to third level club SD Amorebieta.
On 17 July 2017, Olaortua joined Barakaldo CF still in the third division.[7] The following 16 June, he signed for fellow league team Racing de Santander,[8] and achieved promotion to the second level in his first season.
On 1 October 2020, Olaortua was presented at third division side CD Atlético Baleares along with his wife Maialen Esnaola, who joined to club to play for their women's team.[9]
References
External links
- Portugalete profile (in Spanish)
- Iñaki Olaortua at BDFutbol