Ander Bardají Maiza (born 20 April 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ander Bardají Maiza | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Lasarte, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Real Sociedad B | 74 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Real Sociedad | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Huesca | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ejea (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 | |||
Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Bardají graduated with Real Sociedad's youth setup. On 1 September 2012, aged only 17, he made his debut as a senior, appearing with the reserves in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza B in the Segunda División B championship.
Bardají was definitely promoted to the B-side on 17 July 2013, after already making seven appearances for it in the previous campaign.[1] On 16 April of the following year he renewed his link with the Txuri-urdin, signing until 2018.[2]
Initially promoted to the main squad for the 2014–15 season after the departure of Claudio Bravo to FC Barcelona,[3] Bardají was only named third-choice due to the arrival of Gerónimo Rulli. After Eñaut Zubikarai's release in June 2015, he was called up to the first team by manager David Moyes for the pre-season,[4] but was only utilized for the B-side after the signing of Oier Olazábal.
Bardají was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2016–17 campaign,[5] but remained as a backup to Rulli and new signing Toño Ramírez. On 24 July 2017 he cut ties with Real,[6] and signed a three-year deal with Segunda División side SD Huesca just hours later.[7]
Bardají made his professional debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Real Valladolid, for the season's Copa del Rey.[8] He achieved promotion to La Liga at the end of the campaign, but acting as a third-choice behind Álex Remiro and Roberto Santamaría.
On 14 August 2018, Bardají was loaned to CF Fuenlabrada in the third division for one year,[9] but spent the campaign as a backup to Biel Ribas as his side achieved promotion to the second level. The following 31 July, he moved to fellow third tier side SD Ejea also in a temporary deal.[10]