Eneko Bóveda
Personal information
Full name Eneko Bóveda Altube[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988[2]
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2000 Ikastola Maiztegi
2000–2006 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Basconia 44 (0)
2008–2011 Bilbao Athletic 59 (0)
2009–2011 Athletic Bilbao 3 (0)
2011–2015 Eibar 113 (5)
2015–2018 Athletic Bilbao 48 (0)
2018–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 76 (2)
2021–2022 Olympiakos Nicosia 28 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Basque Country 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Eneko Bóveda Altube (born 14 December 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central defender.

He started his career at Athletic Bilbao, returning there after a four-year spell with Eibar.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bóveda was a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2006–07 season, in the Tercera División, and was promoted to the reserves who competed in the Segunda División B in summer 2008.

Bóveda made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 April 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Racing de Santander, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for David López.[3] He spent the vast majority of his spell registered with the B side, however.

Eibar

On 1 July 2011, Bóveda signed for neighbouring SD Eibar also in the third tier.[4] He was an undisputed first-choice in the 2012–13 campaign, as the Armeros returned to Segunda División after a four-year absence.[5]

Bóveda scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2014, but in a 1–2 home loss to CD Tenerife.[6] He appeared in 18 matches during the season, achieving promotion to the top flight (the club's first ever).[7]

Bóveda scored his first goal in the Spanish top division on 25 October 2014, closing the 1–1 home draw against Granada CF.[8]

Return to Athletic

Bóveda returned to Athletic on 1 July 2015, after refusing to renew his contract.[9] The following month, he featured in both legs of the Supercopa de España in which his team defeated FC Barcelona.[10][11] He started infrequently in his first and second seasons but was a useful squad member, providing cover both at full-back and in the centre of the defence.[12]

On 17 January 2018, still only appearing occasionally and with his contract running out at the end of the campaign, it was announced that Bóveda would not receive an extension.[13]

Deportivo

On 22 January 2018, Bóveda signed for fellow top-tier club Deportivo de La Coruña, agreeing a deal with the Galicians until summer 2020 and leaving his native Basque Country for the first time in his career.[14] He suffered two relegations in only three years.[15]

International career

Bóveda never earned any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2021[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bilbao Athletic 2008–09 Segunda División B 160———160
2009–10 140———140
2010–11 290———290
Total 590000000590
Athletic Bilbao 2008–09 La Liga 2000——20
2009–10 1000——10
Total 3000000030
Eibar 2011–12 Segunda División B 27120—2[lower-alpha 1]0311
2012–13 33150—6[lower-alpha 1]0441
2013–14 Segunda División 18100——181
2014–15 La Liga 35220——372
Total 11359000801305
Athletic Bilbao 2015–16 La Liga 230309[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]0370
2016–17 190301[lower-alpha 2]0—230
2017–18 60002[lower-alpha 2]0—80
Total 4806012020680
Bilbao total 5106012020710
Deportivo La Coruña 2017–18 La Liga 8000——80
2018–19 Segunda División 20010—3[lower-alpha 1]0240
2019–20 31110——321
2020–21 Segunda División B 10120——121
Total 692400030762
Career total 29271901201303367
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

Honours

Eibar

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ↑ Eneko Bóveda at FBref.com
  2. 1 2 Eneko Bóveda at AS.com (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Racing Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "SD Eibar: Eneko Bóveda, primer refuerzo armero" [SD Eibar: Eneko Bóveda, first armero addition] (in Spanish). Canal Barakaldo. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "El Eibar también renueva a Eneko Bóveda" [Eibar also renew Eneko Bóveda]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "El Tenerife asalta Ipurua y sueña con hacer algo grande" [Tenerife assault Ipurua and dream of making something big]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 Parcero, Bruno (25 May 2020). "¿Qué fue de los héroes del ascenso a Primera del Eibar?" [What happened to heroes of Eibar's promotion to Primera?]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Malagón, Manuel (26 October 2014). "Los laterales mandan" [Full-backs rule]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Contrato de Eneko Bóveda" [Eneko Bóveda's contract] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Barcelona: Aduriz hits hat-trick in Supercopa shocker". Goal. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Athletic Bilbao hold off Barcelona to claim Spanish Super Cup". The Guardian. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Velasco, Juanma (17 November 2016). "Bóveda empieza carrera como lateral" [Bóveda starts a career on the flank]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  13. ↑ Ruiz, Pako (17 January 2018). "Bóveda no recibirá oferta para renovar" [Bóveda will not receive an offer to renew]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "El Dépor rectifica y confirma que Eneko Bóveda firma hasta 2020" [Dépor rectify and confirm that Eneko Bóveda signs until 2020]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Regueiro, Zeltia (25 March 2021). "Eneko Bóveda: "Hemos visto como los sueños y planes que teníamos se nos escapaban"" [Eneko Bóveda: "We've seen the dreams and plans we had slip away"]. El Ideal Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Catalunya 0–1 Euskal Selekzioa" [Catalonia 0–1 Basque XI] (in Spanish). Basque Football Federation. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  17. ↑ Eneko Bóveda at BDFutbol
  18. ↑ Eneko Bóveda at Soccerway
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