2023-07-10 20:31:00
Mikel Balenziaga, in his farewell to Athletic at the end of the recently concluded season Miguel Toa | EFE
The 35-year-old footballer from Gipuzkoa arrives after the departure of Orest Lebedenko to Vizela and for the moment he has Alberto Retuerta as competition for the position
10 jul 2023 . Updated at 8:51 p.m.
Deportivo confirmed through their social networks a sung signing. The third so far in the summer market. Is about Mikel Balenziaga, veteran left winger (35 years old) who arrives free to the blue and white team after concluding his contract with Athletic.
Almost the entire career of the recently incorporated has passed in the Bilbao entity. Trained at the Royal Societyhe dressed for the first time as rojiblanco in 2008 and since then he has only changed from team to loan a couple of times, militating in Numancia and Valladolid. In his file there are 321 meetings with those of San Mams, for which he scored a single goal.
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Last season he only participated in three duels, certifying his weight loss in the plans of the Basque team after having accumulated 23 titles in the 2021-2022 academic year (exceeded 2,000 minutes on the field).
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The situation did not deprive him of the recognition of the Athletic fans, manifested in his farewell during the match with Elche on matchday 37. Balenziaga refused to hang up his boots and was open to a move, after ten seasons without moving from Bilbao. He received some offers from Second Division teams, but finally has opted for Dpor, in the First Federation.
In A Corua he will play at least until June 2024, although a clause in his contract allows it to be extended for another year, depending on a series of objectives. The signing mitigates the delicate situation of the blue and white left lane.
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In his presentation as sports director, Fernando Soriano warned that when Orest Lebedenko left, transferred to the Portuguese Vizela, a reinforcement would follow almost immediately for the place occupied by the Ukrainian. That’s how it has been, curdling in the incorporation of the Gipuzkoan. At the moment, he will have as competition for the position an Alberto Retuerta who returns after serving on loan at Hércules.
The young player, joined last summer from Castilla, did not make his debut in an official match at the Riazor. Soriano admitted that he is the footballer on the team that he has followed the least, but he was willing to give him a chance.
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