Iker Seguín

Iker Seguín
Personal information
Full name	Iker Seguín Cid
Date of birth	12 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Eibar, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Eibar
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Real Sociedad B
2008–2009	Basconia
2009–2010	Bilbao Athletic
2010–2012	Lemona
2012–2013	Espanyol B
2013–2015	Real Unión
2015–2024	Amorebieta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Iker Seguín Cid (born 12 July 1989) is a Spanish footballer. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a left back.

Career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Seguín represented SD Eibar and Real Sociedad as a youth.^[1] He made his debut as a senior with the latter's reserves on 8 December 2007, coming on as a half-time substitute for Oskitz in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against Real Valladolid B.

In 2008, Seguín moved to Athletic Bilbao and was initially assigned to the farm team in Tercera División. He was promoted to the B-team for the 2009–10 season, but featured rarely.

On 25 August 2010, Seguín signed for SD Lemona also in the third division.^[2] On 19 June 2012, after the club's relegation, he moved to fellow league team RCD Espanyol B.^[3]

On 8 August 2013, Seguín moved to Real Unión still in the third tier, after terminating his contract with the Pericos.^[4] He moved to SD Amorebieta in the same category on 10 July 2015,^[5] being a regular starter and captain as his club achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División in the 2020–21 campaign.^[6]

Seguín made his professional debut at the age of 32 on 23 August 2021, replacing Josu Ozkoidi late into a 0–2 away loss against CD Mirandés.^[7] Amorebieta was relegated at the end of the season, but Seguín agreed to extend his contract for a further year,^[8] and passed the milestone of 200 appearances for the club in September 2022.

Personal life

Seguín's younger brother Aitor is also a footballer and a winger. He too played for Bilbao Athletic.^[1]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "El centrocampista Iker Seguín jugador eibarrés en el Athletic B" [Midfielder Iker Seguín an eibarrese player at Athletic B] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Aketxe va cedido al Sestao River y Vitoria y Seguín, al Lemona" [Aketxe moves out on loan at Sestao River and Vitoria and Seguín, to Lemona] (in Spanish). Deia. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Iker Seguin jugará las dos próximas temporadas en el Espanyol B" [Iker Seguin will play the following two seasons at Espanyol B] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Iker Seguin rescinde con el Espanyol B y ficha por el Real Unión" [Iker Seguin rescinds with Espanyol B and signs for Real Unión] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Iker Seguín se incorpora a la primera plantilla" [Iker Seguín joins the first team] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Iker Seguín, capitán del Amorebieta: "Vamos a dar guerra"" [Iker Seguín, Amorebieta's captain: "We will put up a fight"] (in Spanish). Deia. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Este Mirandés promete" [This Mirandés is promising] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Iker Seguín seguirá agrandando su leyenda en la SDA" [Iker Seguín will continue to grow his legend at SDA] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ Jon Baraja (30 October 2020). "Iker Seguín contra Aitor Seguín en el derbi Amorebieta-Barakaldo" [Iker Seguín against Aitor Seguín in the Amorebieta-Barakaldo derby] (in Spanish). Deia. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

External links

[DV-1] "El centrocampista Iker Seguín jugador eibarrés en el Athletic B" [Midfielder Iker Seguín an eibarrese player at Athletic B] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[2] "Aketxe va cedido al Sestao River y Vitoria y Seguín, al Lemona" [Aketxe moves out on loan at Sestao River and Vitoria and Seguín, to Lemona] (in Spanish). Deia. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[3] "Iker Seguin jugará las dos próximas temporadas en el Espanyol B" [Iker Seguin will play the following two seasons at Espanyol B] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[4] "Iker Seguin rescinde con el Espanyol B y ficha por el Real Unión" [Iker Seguin rescinds with Espanyol B and signs for Real Unión] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[5] "Iker Seguín se incorpora a la primera plantilla" [Iker Seguín joins the first team] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[6] "Iker Seguín, capitán del Amorebieta: "Vamos a dar guerra"" [Iker Seguín, Amorebieta's captain: "We will put up a fight"] (in Spanish). Deia. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[7] "Este Mirandés promete" [This Mirandés is promising] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[8] "Iker Seguín seguirá agrandando su leyenda en la SDA" [Iker Seguín will continue to grow his legend at SDA] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

[9] Jon Baraja (30 October 2020). "Iker Seguín contra Aitor Seguín en el derbi Amorebieta-Barakaldo" [Iker Seguín against Aitor Seguín in the Amorebieta-Barakaldo derby] (in Spanish). Deia. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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