Yeray Cabanzón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabanzón and the second or maternal family name is de Arriba.
Yeray Cabanzón
Personal information
Full name Yeray Cabanzón de Arriba
Date of birth (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Isla, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
(on loan from Racing Santander)
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2021 Racing Santander
2018–2021 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Racing B 43 (12)
2021– Racing Santander 29 (2)
2024– → Ponferradina (loan) 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Yeray Cabanzón de Arriba (born 14 May 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SD Ponferradina, on loan from Racing de Santander.

Club career

Born in Isla, Cantabria, Cabanzón joined Racing de Santander's youth setup in 2013, aged ten.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 5 September 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División RFEF home loss against Real Sociedad C.[2]

Cabanzón made his first team debut on 6 October 2021, in a 2–1 home win over Arenas Club de Getxo for the year's Copa Federación de España.[3] He featured in nine league matches for the main squad during the season, as Racing achieved promotion to Segunda División; on 19 July 2022, he also renewed his contract for the following two years.[4]

Cabanzón made his professional debut on 8 January 2023, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas in the second division.[5][6] He scored his first professional goal on 5 February, netting the equalizer in an away draw against SD Ponferradina for the same scoreline.

On 31 January 2024, Cabanzón was loaned to Ponfe for the remainder of the 2023–24 Primera Federación season.[7] On 20 August, he extended his contract with Racing until 2027, and returned to Ponferradina on a one-year loan deal.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Yeray Cabanzón, el sustituto natural de Pablo Torre en el Racing" [Yeray Cabanzón, the natural substitute of Pablo Torre at Racing] (in Spanish). Juvenil División de Honor. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "0–2: La Real Sociedad C se impone en el estadio del Rayo Cantabria" [0–2: Real Sociedad C impose themselves at Rayo Cantabria's stadium] (in Spanish). Sport. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ ""Estoy muy feliz, detrás del debut en El Sardinero está el trabajo de muchos años"" ["I am very happy, behind my debut at the El Sardinero is the work of many years"] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Yeray sigue" [Yeray remains] (in Spanish). Racinguismo. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ "La UD se dispara en el pie" [UD shoot themselves in the foot] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Discreto debut de Yeray" [Discrete debut of Yeray] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y la Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina para la cesión de Yeray hasta el 30 de junio de 2024" [Agreement between Racing and Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina for the loan of Yeray until 30 June 2024] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ "El Racing amplía el contrato de Yeray, que jugará cedido en la Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina hasta el 30 de junio de 2025" [Racing extend the contract of Yeray, who will play on loan at Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina until 30 June 2025] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.