Iñaki Olaortua

Iñaki Olaortua
Personal information
Full name Iñaki Olaortua Descarga
Date of birth (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Elgeta, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Real Unión
Number 4
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)
2023–2024 Ibiza 14 (1)
2024– Real Unión 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olaortua and the second or maternal family name is Descarga.

Iñaki Olaortua Descarga (born 3 August 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre back for Real Unión.[1]

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]

On 8 July 2024, after being released by Ibiza, Olaortua signed for Real Unión on a free transfer.[10]

References

  1. ^ Iñaki Olaortua at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Olaortua jugará en el Anaitasuna en esta próxima campaña" [Olaortua will play at Anaitasuna in this following campaign] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "El Zamudio obtiene la cesión del central Olaortua" [Zamudio gets the loan of stopper Olaortua] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ "El Portugalete ficha a Güemes y Olaortua, sub-23 del Zamudio" [Portugalete signs Güemes and Olaortua, Zamudio's under-23s] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. ^ "El central Iñaki Olaortua, octavo fichaje del filial del Real Zaragoza" [Stopper Iñaki Olaortua, eighth signing of Real Zaragoza's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ "El Zaragoza se coge un rebote" [Zaragoza is caught in a rebound]. Marca. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Iñaki Olaortua ficha por el Barakaldo C.F." [Iñaki Olaortua signs for Barakaldo C.F.] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Iñaki Olaortua, primer refuerzo del Racing 2018/19" [Iñaki Olaortua, first addition of Racing 2018/19] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Olaortua y Maialen, presentados en Hyundai Proa Automoción" [Olaortua and Maialen, presented at Hyundai Proa Automoción] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Iñaki Olaortua, nuevo jugador del Real Unión Club – Real Unión Club" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.

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