Kaxe (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aizpuru and the second or maternal family name is Aizbitarte.
Kaxe
Personal information
Full name Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte
Date of birth (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Azpeitia, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Amorebieta
Number 9
Youth career
Lagun Onak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Lagun Onak B
2014–2016 Lagun Onak 70 (10)
2016–2017 Vitoria 27 (1)
2017–2018 Beasain 16 (11)
2018 Rápido Bouzas 17 (6)
2018 East Riffa ? (1)
2019–2022 Ponferradina 88 (11)
2021–2022 → Sabadell (loan) 33 (8)
2022–2023 Atlético Baleares 15 (1)
2023 Ibiza 13 (1)
2024 Sestao River 16 (3)
2024– Amorebieta 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024

Álex Aizpuru Aizbitarte (born 21 January 1994), commonly known as Kaxe, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Amorebieta. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Kaxe represented CD Lagun Onak as a youth, and made his senior debut with the B-team in the 2013–14 season, in the regional leagues. He subsequently started to feature for the first team in Tercera División, helping the side to achieve their best-ever campaign in 2015–16.

In July 2016, Kaxe joined SD Eibar and was assigned to the farm team also in the fourth division.[1] In the following year, after achieving promotion, he moved to fellow league team SD Beasain, scoring on a regular basis for the latter side.[2]

On 3 January 2018, Kaxe signed for Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas.[3] On 17 July, he moved abroad and agreed to a one-year deal with East Riffa Club in Bahrain.[4]

On 16 December 2018, Kaxe returned to his home country and signed for SD Ponferradina in the third level.[5] He became an immediate starter, contributing with three goals in 18 appearances during the season as his side returned to Segunda División after a three-year absence.

Kaxe made his professional debut on 18 August 2019, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Cádiz CF.[6] He scored his first goal in the second division on 1 September, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tenerife.[7]

On 20 November 2019, Kaxe renewed his contract with Ponfe until 2023.[8] On 28 August 2021, he moved to Primera División RFEF side CE Sabadell FC on loan for one year.[9]

On 16 August 2022, Kaxe signed a one-year contract with CD Atlético Baleares in the third division.[10] The following 4 January, he returned to the second level after agreeing to a short-term deal with UD Ibiza.[11]

On 12 July 2024, Kaxe moved to Amorebieta in the third tier.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Composición de la plantilla del Tercera División temp 16/17" [Tercera División squad 16/17 season] (in Spanish). CD Vitoria. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Alex Aizpuru: "No me imaginaba empezar así el año"" [Alex Aizpuru: "I did not imagine to start the year like this"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Kaxe y Adri dos delanteros para la segunda vuelta… el vasco procede del Beasain y el gallego del filial céltico" [Kaxe and Adri two forwards for the second leg... the Basque comes from Beasain and the Galician from Celta's reserves] (in Spanish). Rápido de Bouzas. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Alex Aizpuru 'Kaxe' futbolari azpeitiarra fitxatu du Bahraingo East Riffa futbol klubak" [Alex Aizpuru 'Kaxe' azpeitiarra footballer signing of East Riffa Club from Bahrain] (in Basque). Urola Kostako Hitza. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "La SD Ponferradina incorpora para su delantera a Kaxe" [SD Ponferradina add Kaxe to their forward lines] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "El Cádiz remonta a base de golazos" [Cádiz complete a comeback based on screamers] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ^ "'Papá' Yuri fulmina a un Tenerife desconocido" ['Daddy' Yuri kills an unknown Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Kaxe amplía su vínculo con la SD Ponferradina hasta 2023" [Kaxe extends his link with SD Ponferradina until 2023] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ "La SD Ponferradina cede a Kaxe al CE Sabadell" [SD Ponferradina loan Kaxe to CE Sabadell] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "El Atlético Baleares hace oficial los fichajes de Kaxe y Forniés" [Atlético Baleares turn official the signings of Kaxe and Forniés] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Alex Aizpuru "Kaxe"" [Official announcement: Alex Aizpuru "Kaxe"] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Kaxe, nuevo delantero azul" [Kaxe, new blue striker] (in Spanish). Amorebieta. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  • Kaxe at BDFutbol
  • Kaxe at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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