Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti, born on 29 February 1988 in Zumarraga in Gipuzkoa, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He began at Real Sociedad, where he played two seasons with the B team, and moved to neighbours Athletic Bilbao in 2008-09, debuting for the first team on 14 September 2008 away at Málaga. After a loan at Numancia and a spell at Real Valladolid, which won promotion in 2011-12, he returned to Athletic for 2013-14 and totalled 321 appearances for the club, winning two Supercopa de España titles in 2015 and 2021. He left San Mamés in 2023, played briefly for Deportivo de La Coruña, retired in July 2024 and then worked as an assistant coach at Athletic B and Eibar. He appeared once for the Spain under-21 side.
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Mikel Balenziaga Oruesagasti (Basque: [mikel balens̻iaɣa]; Spanish: [ˈmikel βalenˈθjaɣa]; born 29 February 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back
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is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back
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another club graduate, Ander Iturraspe, also made his first La Liga appearance in that game
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