Xeber Alkain

Xeber Alkain
	Alkain with Alavés
Personal information
Full name	Xeber Alkain Mitxelena
Date of birth	26 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Hondarribia, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Alavés
Number	17
Youth career
	Antiguoko
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Real Sociedad C
2019	→ Arenas Getxo (loan)
2019–2022	Real Sociedad B
2022–	Alavés
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Xeber Alkain Mitxelena (born 26 June 1997) is a Spanish professional

right winger for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés

.

Career

Born in

Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Alkain joined Real Sociedad in 2016 from Antiguoko, and was initially assigned to the C-team.^[1] On 10 January 2019, after establishing himself as a starter for the C's, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Arenas Club de Getxo for the remainder of the season.^[2]

Upon returning, Alkain was assigned to the reserves also in the third division, and renewed his contract until 2021 on 1 July 2020.^[3] He was a regular starter during the 2020–21 campaign, scoring five goals as his side returned to Segunda División after 59 years; on 5 July 2021, he extended his link for a further year.^[4]

Alkain made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Álex Sola in a 1–0 home win over CD Leganés.^[5] He scored his first professional goal on 11 September, netting his side's second in a 3–2 home loss against SD Eibar.

Alkain and his teammate Jérémy Blasco left Sanse on 30 May 2022, with their contract expiring in the following month.^[6] On 7 June, he signed a three-year deal with Deportivo Alavés, freshly relegated to the second level.^[7]

References

^ "La Real incorpora a dos juveniles del Antiguoko" [Real sign two youngsters from Antiguoko] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Real Sociedad, Xeber Alkain cedido al Arenas Club" [Real Sociedad, Xeber Alkain loaned to Arenas Club] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Renovaciones en el Sanse" [Renewals at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Xeber Alkain renueva por un curso más con el Sanse" [Xeber Alkain renews for a further season with Sanse] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Estreno prometedor de los de Xabi Alonso" [Promising start of Xabi Alonso's boys] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Bajas en el Sanse" [Departures at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Xeber Alkain, refuerzo para el Deportivo Alavés" [Xeber Alkain, addition for Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

External links

Xeber Alkain at BDFutbol
Xeber Alkain at Soccerway

[1] "La Real incorpora a dos juveniles del Antiguoko" [Real sign two youngsters from Antiguoko] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[2] "Real Sociedad, Xeber Alkain cedido al Arenas Club" [Real Sociedad, Xeber Alkain loaned to Arenas Club] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[3] "Renovaciones en el Sanse" [Renewals at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[4] "Xeber Alkain renueva por un curso más con el Sanse" [Xeber Alkain renews for a further season with Sanse] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[5] "Estreno prometedor de los de Xabi Alonso" [Promising start of Xabi Alonso's boys] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[6] "Bajas en el Sanse" [Departures at Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[7] "Xeber Alkain, refuerzo para el Deportivo Alavés" [Xeber Alkain, addition for Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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