Jokin Arcaya Esparza (born 15 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jokin Arcaya Esparza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Osasuna B | 66 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Osasuna | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Huesca (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Huesca (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Huesca | 42 | (3) |
| 2013 | Panathinaikos | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Zamora | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Veria | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Toledo | 59 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Mérida | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Toledo | 97 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:38, 16 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Esparza was born in Pamplona, Navarre. After emerging through local CA Osasuna's youth academy, he made his La Liga debut on 17 June 2007 in a 1–2 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[1] He would only appear in five more matches for the first team in the following two seasons combined, however, which prompted a loan to Segunda División club SD Huesca in January 2009; he was relatively used during his first spell, as they retained their recently acquired status.
For the 2010–11 campaign, Esparza was again loaned to Huesca in a season-long move.[2] In August 2011, he signed a permanent deal with the Aragonese.[3]
In February 2013, Esparza joined Panathinaikos FC of the Superleague Greece, agreeing to a six-month contract.[4] In late May of the following year, after a brief spell back in his country with lowly Zamora CF, he moved to another Greek top flight side, Veria FC.[5]
References edit
- ^ "El Atlético maquilla un nuevo fracaso en el Reyno de Navarra" [Atlético disguise new shortcoming at the Reyno de Navarra]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Galán, Esparza y Óscar Vega, cedidos al Huesca" [Galán, Esparza and Óscar Vega, loaned to Huesca]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Jokin Esparza ficha por el Huesca por dos temporadas" [Jokin Esparza signs for Huesca for two seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Jokin Esparza: "El Panathinaikos sigue siendo uno de los grandes europeos"" [Jokin Esparza: "Panathinaikos are still one of the greats in Europe"]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Παίκτης της Βέροιας ο Jokin Arcaya Esparza" [Jokin Arcaya Esparza a Veria player] (in Greek). Veria F.C. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
External links edit
- Jokin Esparza at BDFutbol
- Jokin Esparza at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Jokin Esparza at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jokin Esparza at Soccerway