Iñaki Elejalde Rodríguez (born 20 January 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Algeciras CF.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iñaki Elejalde Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Algeciras | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2012 | Juventud Sanse | ||
2012–2014 | Alcobendas | ||
2014–2017 | Real Madrid | ||
2017–2018 | Alavés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Alavés B | 56 | (8) |
2020–2022 | Las Palmas B | 56 | (12) |
2021–2022 | Las Palmas | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Algeciras | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 |
Born in Madrid to a Basque father, Elejalde joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2014, from Alcobendas CF.[1] He left the club in 2017, and signed for Deportivo Alavés; in that campaign, he also made his senior debut with the latter's reserves in Tercera División.
Elejalde helped Alavés B in their promotion to Segunda División B in the 2018–19 season by scoring eight goals. On 5 October 2020, he signed for another reserve team, UD Las Palmas Atlético also in the third division.[2]
Elejalde made his first team debut on 6 March 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafa Mújica in a 1–1 Segunda División home win against Rayo Vallecano.[3] In June 2022, after scoring 11 goals in the 2021–22 Segunda División RFEF, he was definitely promoted to the main squad,[4] but terminated his link on 26 August[5] and signed for Primera Federación side Algeciras CF the following day.[6]
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