In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balenziaga and the second or maternal family name is Oruesagasti.
Mikel Balenziaga
Balenziaga in 2017
Personal information
Full name
Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti[1]
Date of birth
(1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth
Zumarraga, Spain
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)
Left-back
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Number
18
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2006–2008
Real Sociedad B
53
(0)
2008–2011
Athletic Bilbao
25
(0)
2009–2010
→ Numancia (loan)
26
(0)
2011–2013
Valladolid
68
(0)
2013–2023
Athletic Bilbao
221
(1)
2023–
Deportivo La Coruña
26
(1)
International career
2007
Spain U19
5
(0)
2008
Spain U21
1
(0)
2012–2020
Basque Country
7
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024
Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti (Basque:[mikelbalens̻iaɣa]; Spanish:[ˈmikelβalenˈθjaɣa];[α] born 29 February 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primera Federación club Deportivo de La Coruña.
He spent the better part of his career with Athletic Bilbao, totalling 321 appearances and winning two Supercopa de España.[3]
^ ab"Mikel Balenziaga". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^"Mikel Balenziaga". Eurosport. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^Velasco, Juanma (20 April 2023). "Mikel Balenziaga pone el broche a su carrera en el Athletic" [Mikel Balenziaga puts icing on cake to his Athletic career]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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