Josu Esnaola Atxega (born 31 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back or a central defender.
Club career
Born in Orio, Gipuzkoa, Esnaola made his debut as a senior with Universidad del Pais Vasco CF. In summer 2006 he moved to Real Sociedad, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
In the 2009 off-season, Esnaola was promoted to the Txuri-urdin first team who competed in Segunda División. He played his first match as a professional on 27 February 2010, starting in a 1–1 away draw against SD Huesca.[1]
In August 2010, Esnaola was loaned to Real Unión in the third level. He was released by the club in January of the following year, subsequently returning to Real.[2] In April, he moved to Tercera División's UD Lanzarote also in a temporary deal.[3]
In July 2011, Esnaola joined SD Noja also in the fourth division. After two seasons (the first ending in promotion), he signed for Sestao River Club.[4]
On 16 July 2014, Esnaola moved to another side in division three, Real Unión.[5]
References
- ^ La Real pincha en El Alcoraz (Real puncture at El Alcoraz); Marca, 27 February 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El club prescinde de Marc Mateu y Josu Esnaola (Club show door to Marc Mateu and Josu Esnaola) Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine; Real Unión, 18 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ La UD Lanzarote se refuerza con Josu Esnaola (UD Lanzarote bolster with Josu Esnaola); Lanzarote Deportiva, 17 April 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Josu Esnaola ficha por el Sestao e Iker Torre por el Almansa (Josu Esnaola signs for Sestao and Iker Torre for Almansa); El Diario Vasco, 4 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Iosu Esnaola jugará en el Real Unión (Iosu Esnaola will play in Real Unión); El Diario Vasco, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
External links
- Real Unión official profile (in Spanish)
- Josu Esnaola at BDFutbol
- Josu Esnaola at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Josu Esnaola at Soccerway