Mikel Iribas

Mikel Iribas Allende (born 13 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CF Fuenlabrada as a right defender or midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Iribas and the second or maternal family name is Allende.
Mikel Iribas
Personal information
Full name Mikel Iribas Allende
Date of birth (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fuenlabrada
Number 19
Youth career
Antiguoko[1]
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Real Sociedad B 14 (0)
2008–2013 Mirandés 123 (9)
2013–2016 Alcorcón 41 (4)
2016– Fuenlabrada 98 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Iribas was a product of Real Sociedad's youth system, and played one sole season with the club's B-team, in the third division. In August 2008, he dropped down to the fourth level and signed a contract with CD Mirandés,[2] scoring twice in 30 games as the campaign ended in promotion.

Again as a first-team regular, Iribas helped to another promotion in 2011–12, contributing with two goals in 1,868 minutes of action. On 17 August 2012, both he and the Castile and León side made their debut in division two, in a 0–1 loss against SD Huesca;[3] he netted his first goal in the competition on 3 November, helping to a 3–0 home win over FC Barcelona B.[4]

In late June 2013, Iribas signed with AD Alcorcón also of the second tier.[5] He left in June 2016, and subsequently returned to the third division with CF Fuenlabrada.[6]

On 6 July 2019, after contributing with two goals in 31 appearances during the campaign (playoffs included), as the club achieved second-tier promotion for the first time in history, the 31-year-old Iribas renewed his contract for a further year.[7]

References
  1. "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. Iribas ya es jugador rojillo mientras el club busca un delantero (Iribas is a rojillo as the club looks for a forward); El Correo, 29 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés (Huesca bitters Mirandés debut); Marca, 17 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Anduva festeja su primer triunfo en Segunda (Anduva celebrates first Segunda win); Marca, 3 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Mikel Iribas se convierte en el primer fichaje del nuevo Alcorcón (Mikel Iribas becomes first signing of new Alcorcón); Marca, 28 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. "Mikel Iribas, sangre donostiarra para el C.F. Fuenlabrada" [Mikel Iribas, donostiarra blood for C.F. Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). Fuenlabrada Noticias. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  7. "El CF Fuenlabrada extiende el contrato de Mikel Iribas por una temporada más con opción a otra" [CF Fuenlabrada extend Mikel Iribas' contract for one season with option to another] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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