Eneko Bóveda

Eneko Bóveda Altube (born 14 December 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back or central defender for Deportivo de La Coruña.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bóveda and the second or maternal family name is Altube.
Eneko Bóveda
Personal information
Full name Eneko Bóveda Altube
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2000 Ikastola Maiztegi
2000–2006 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Basconia 44 (0)
2008–2011 Bilbao Athletic 59 (0)
2009–2011 Athletic Bilbao 3 (0)
2011–2015 Eibar 113 (5)
2015–2018 Athletic Bilbao 48 (0)
2018– Deportivo La Coruña 65 (2)
National team‡
2014– Basque Country 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2016

He started his career at Athletic Bilbao, returning there after a four-year spell with Eibar.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bóveda was a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2006–07 season, in Tercera División, and was promoted to the reserves who competed in Segunda División B in the summer of 2008.

Bóveda made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 April 2009 in a 2–1 home win against Racing de Santander, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for David López.[1] He spent the vast majority of his spell registered with the B side, however.

Eibar

On 1 July 2011, Bóveda signed for neighbouring SD Eibar also in the third level.[2] He appeared regularly in the 2012–13 campaign, as the Armeros returned to Segunda División after a four-year absence.

Bóveda scored his first professional goal on 13 April 2014, but in a 1–2 home loss to CD Tenerife.[3] He appeared in 18 matches during the season, achieving promotion to the top level (the club's first ever).

Bóveda scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 25 October 2014, netting his team's in a 1–1 home draw against Granada CF.[4]

Return to Athletic

Bóveda returned to Athletic on 1 July 2015, after refusing to renew his contract.[5] The following month, he featured in both legs of the Supercopa de España in which his team defeated FC Barcelona;[6][7] he started infrequently in his first and second seasons but was a useful squad member, providing cover both at full-back and in the centre of the defence.[8]

On 17 January 2018, still only appearing occasionally and with his contract running out at the end of the campaign, it was announced that Bóveda would not receive an extension.[9]

Deportivo

On 22 January 2018, Bóveda signed for fellow league club Deportivo de La Coruña, agreeing a deal with the Galicians until summer 2020[10] and leaving his native Basque Country for the first time in his career.

International career

Bóveda never earned any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.[11]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References
  1. "Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Racing Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. "SD Eibar: Eneko Bóveda, primer refuerzo armero" [SD Eibar: Eneko Bóveda, first armero addition] (in Spanish). Canal Barakaldo. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. "El Tenerife asalta Ipurua y sueña con hacer algo grande" [Tenerife assault Ipurua and dream of making something big]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 April 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. Malagón, Manuel (26 October 2014). "Los laterales mandan" [Full backs rule]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. "Contrato de Eneko Bóveda" [Eneko Bóveda's contract] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. "Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Barcelona: Aduriz hits hat-trick in Supercopa shocker". Goal. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. "Athletic Bilbao hold off Barcelona to claim Spanish Super Cup". The Guardian. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. Velasco, Juanma (17 November 2016). "Bóveda empieza carrera como lateral" [Bóveda starts a career on the flank]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. Ruiz, Pako (17 January 2018). "Bóveda no recibirá oferta para renovar" [Bóveda will not receive an offer to renew]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. "El Dépor rectifica y confirma que Eneko Bóveda firma hasta 2020" [Dépor rectify and confirm that Eneko Bóveda signs until 2020]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. "Catalunya 0–1 Euskal Selekzioa" [Catalonia 0–1 Basque XI] (in Spanish). Basque Football Federation. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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