Iñaki Astiz

Iñaki Astiz Ventura (born 5 November 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Polish club Legia Warsaw as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Astiz and the second or maternal family name is Ventura.

Iñaki Astiz

Astiz with Legia Warsaw in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Iñaki Astiz Ventura
Date of birth	(1983-11-05) 5 November 1983
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	34
Youth career
	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Osasuna B	132	(9)
2007–2008	Osasuna	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Legia Warsaw (loan)	23	(1)
2008–2015	Legia Warsaw	136	(7)
2015–2017	APOEL	43	(2)
2017–	Legia Warsaw	35	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2019

Formed at Osasuna, he spent most of his professional career at Legia Warsaw, appearing in more than 250 competitive matches.

Club career

A product of local CA Osasuna's youth system, Astiz was born in Pamplona, Navarre, and his earlier career was spent with the B-team where he met Jan Urban, a former club player who was manager of the reserves at the time. Thus, he was loaned for the 2007–08 season to Legia Warsaw (where Urban would work as coach) in the Ekstraklasa, becoming the first Spaniard ever to play in that competition.[1]

Astiz returned to Osasuna in June 2008, only to rejoin Legia immediately for five years despite still having a contract running. The former, however, retained the possibility to re-buy the player after the first two seasons.[2]

On 21 June 2015, Astiz signed a two-year deal with APOEL FC in the Cypriot First Division.[3] He made his competitive debut on 14 July, in a 0–0 home draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League;[4] he scored his first goal for his new team on 12 December 2016, netting the second in a 2–1 home victory over Anorthosis Famagusta FC for the domestic league.[5]

On 15 August 2017, 33-year-old Astiz returned to Legia Warsaw.[6]

Club statistics

As of 17 December 2017.[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osasuna B	2002–03[8]	Segunda División B	18	1	—		—		—		18	1
	2003–04[8]	Segunda División B	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	2004–05[8]	Segunda División B	34	3	—		—		—		34	3
	2005–06[8]	Segunda División B	31	2	—		—		—		31	2
	2006–07[8]	Segunda División B	34	2	—		—		—		34	2
	Total		132	9	—		—		—		132	9
Legia Warsaw (loan)	2007–08[9]	Ekstraklasa	23	1	11	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		35	1
Legia Warsaw	2008–09[10][11]	Ekstraklasa	26	1	10	0	0	0	—		36	1
	2009–10[11][12]	Ekstraklasa	25	1	4	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		33	1
	2010–11[11][13]	Ekstraklasa	17	0	6	0	—		—		23	0
	2011–12[11][14]	Ekstraklasa	12	1	5	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		19	1
	2012–13[11][15]	Ekstraklasa	26	1	4	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		36	1
	2013–14[11][16]	Ekstraklasa	11	2	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		14	2
	2014–15[11][17]	Ekstraklasa	19	1	4	0	8[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		31	1
	Total		159	8	45	0	23	0	—		227	8
APOEL	2015–16[11]	Cypriot First Division	16	0	3	0	10[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	30	0
	2016–17[11]	Cypriot First Division	27	2	3	1	14[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	45	3
	Total		43	2	6	1	24	0	2	0	75	3
Legia Warsaw	2017–18[11]	Ekstraklasa	14	0	1	0	0	0	—		8	0
Career total			348	19	52	1	47	0	2	0	449	20

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
• Polish Cup: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

1. Astiz se marcha cedido al Legia de Varsovia (Astiz goes on loan to Legia Warsaw); CA Osasuna, 27 June 2007 (in Spanish)
2. Iñaki Astiz se ha desvinculado del CA Osasuna (Iñaki Astiz has cut ties with Osasuna) Archived 2008-09-01 at the Wayback Machine; CA Osasuna, 26 August 2008 (in Spanish)
3. Κατ'αρχήν συμφωνία με τον Iñaki Astiz Ventura [Agreement in principle with Iñaki Astiz Ventura] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. "APOEL 0–0 Vardar". UEFA. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
5. ΑΠΟΕΛ 2–1 Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου [APOEL 2–1 Anorthosis Famagusta] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
6. "Iñaki Astiz wrócił do Legii" [Iñaki Astiz returns to Legia] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
7. Iñaki Astiz at FootballDatabase.eu
8. "Astiz: Iñaki Astiz Ventura". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
9. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2007/08" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
10. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2008/09" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
11. "Iñaki Astiz". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
12. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2009/10" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
13. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2010/11" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
14. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2011/12" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
15. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2012/13" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
16. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2013/14" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
17. "Matches played by Inaki Astiz in 2014/15" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

External links

• Iñaki Astiz at BDFutbol
• Iñaki Astiz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)