Alain Eizmendi Blanco (born 10 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.
Club career Born in Beasain, Basque Country, Eizmendi joined Real Sociedad's youth system in 2002, aged 12. He made his senior debut in the 2008–09 season, playing for the reserves in the Segunda División B and being relegated. On 20 June 2009 he made his professional debut with the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Segunda División away win against Elche CF.Elustondo da la última victoria a los 'txuri urdin' (Elustondo gives last win to the txuri urdin); Marca, 20 June 2009 (in Spanish)Alain Eizmendi: «Quiero un nuevo ascenso, esta vez a Segunda con el Unión» (Alain Eizmendi: "I want a new promotion, this time to Segunda with Unión"); El Diario Vasco, 31 October 2016 (in Spanish)
On 30 June 2011, Eizmendi rejected a contract extension and signed a two-year deal with neighbouring Athletic Bilbao, being assigned to the B team also in the third tier.Alain Eizmendi: ”La oferta del Athletic considero que es mejor para mí deportivamente.” (Alain Eizmendi: "I think Athletic's offer is better for me sportswise.") ; Erreala, 30 June 2011 (in Spanish) In his second year, he scored a career-best seven goals in 31 matches as they failed to promote in the playoffs. On 19 June 2013, he was released.Releases in Bilbao Athletic ; Athletic Bilbao, 19 June 2013
Eizmendi returned to Real Sociedad in July 2013, being subsequently loaned to SD Eibar.Eizmendi ficha por la Real y acaba en el Eibar (Eizmendi signs for Real and ends up with Eibar); El Desmarque, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish) On 17 July 2014, after achieving promotion to La Liga, he agreed to a one-year contract at CD Leganés;El extremo Eizmendi llega a Butarque tras brillar con el Eibar en su ascenso a Primera (Winger Eizmendi arrives at Butarque after shining with Eibar in their promotion to Primera); CD Leganés, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish) he renewed his link with the latter club on 9 July of the following year,Alain Eizmendi, renovado (Alain Eizmendi, renewed); CD Leganés, 9 July 2015 (in Spanish) and won another promotion at the end of the season.Las 10 curiosidades del Leganés-Eibar (The 10 fun facts of Leganés-Eibar); Mundo Deportivo, 14 December 2016 (in Spanish)
In the following years, expect for a fleeting spell in the Cypriot First Division with AEL Limassol,Alain Eizmendi se marcha a Chipre y el Real Unión piensa en Dani Estrada (Alain Eizmendi goes to Cyprus and Real Unión think of Dani Estrada); El Diario Vasco, 27 December 2016 (in Spanish) Eizmendi competed in the Spanish lower leagues.El Racing oficializa el acuerdo con el extremo vasco Alain Eizmendi (Racing confirm agreement with Basque winger Alain Eizmendi); La Voz de Galicia, 31 July 2017 (in Spanish)El Real Unión ficha a Alain Eizmendi (Real Unión sign Alain Eizmendi); Mundo Deportivo, 12 July 2018 (in Spanish)El CD Guijuelo ficha al veterano extremo Alain Eizmendi (CD Guijuelo sign veteran winger Alain Eizmendi); Salamanca RTV al Día, 25 September 2020 (in Spanish) In September 2021, he joined his hometown side SD Beasain.Alain Eizmendi, nuevo fichaje vagonero (Alain Eizmendi, new vagonero signing); El Diario Vasco, 12 September 2021 (in Spanish)
Personal life Eizmendi's twin brother, Eneko, was also a footballer and a midfielder.El extremo Eneko Eizmendi ficha por el Betis B (Winger Eneko Eizmendi signs for Betis B); El Correo, 8 June 2012 (in Spanish)El Toledo contrata a Eneko Eizmendi del Real Betis B (Toledo hire Eneko Eizmendi from Real Betis B); CD Toledo, 27 July 2014 (in Spanish) He too was groomed at Real Sociedad, but spent all of his career in the lower leagues.LA RESACA: El gol une a los Eizmendi (THE HANGOVER: Goal unites the Eizmendis); Mundo Deportivo, 8 November 2016 (in Spanish)
Their father, Francisco Javier, and uncle, José Ramón, were also involved in the sport.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Sociedad B2008–09Segunda División B71——712009–10Tercera División??——??2010–11Segunda División B335——335Total4060000406Real Sociedad2008–09Segunda División1000—10Bilbao Athletic2011–12Segunda División B325——3252012–13276—41316Total591100416312Eibar (loan)2013–14Segunda División28220—302Leganés2014–15Segunda División22000—2202015–1611110—121Total3311000341Real Unión2016–17Segunda División B15100—151AEL Limassol2016–17Cypriot First Division11020—130Racing Ferrol2017–18Segunda División B14110—151Llagostera2017–18Segunda División B1410020161Real Unión2018–19Segunda División B36400213852019–2016200—162Total5260021547Total Real Unión6770021698Guijuelo2020–21Segunda División B15110—161Career total28230708229732
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