Markel Areitio

Markel Areitio
Areitio with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Markel Areitio Cedrún
Date of birth (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Iurreta, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Durango
Youth career
2006–2010 Athletic Bilbao
2010–2012 Iurretako
2012–2015 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Basconia 10 (0)
2015–2016 Durango 32 (0)
2016–2019 Vitoria 57 (0)
2016 Eibar 1 (0)
2020 Izarra 10 (0)
2021–2022 Barakaldo 3 (0)
2022–2023 Lagun Onak 17 (0)
2023– Durango 53 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:12, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Markel Areitio Cedrún (born 7 September 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera Federación club SCD Durango.

Career

Born in Iurreta, Biscay, Areitio played youth football for Iurretako KT and Athletic Bilbao. He made his debut as a senior for the latter's farm team in 2014, in the Tercera División.

Areitio was released by Athletic on 8 June 2015, signing for SCD Durango the following month. In July 2016 he moved to fellow fourth-tier CD Vitoria, SD Eibar's reserves.

On 17 September 2016, Areitio was called up to the main squad for a La Liga match against Sevilla FC, as starter Asier Riesgo was suspended. Later that day, he came on as a second-half substitute for Bebé in a 1–1 draw at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium after Yoel was sent off.

After leaving Eibar in June 2019, a brief spell in the Segunda División B with CD Izarra notwithstanding, Areitio plied his trade at amateur clubs in his native Basque Country.

Personal life

Areitio comes from a family of goalkeepers: his grandfather Serafin Cedrún played for Barakaldo, his great-uncle Carmelo Cedrún was a Spanish international, while his uncle Andoni Cedrún appeared in more than 300 league matches for Real Zaragoza. Another uncle, Carmelo Mardaras, also represented Barakaldo, although as an outfield player.

References

  1. ↑ "Jugador de la semana: Markel Areitio" [Player of the week: Markel Areitio] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dismissals in Junior Honor". Athletic Bilbao. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zenita, Gorroño, Ramirez y Zeni, las nuevas apuestas de la Cultural de Durango" [Zenita, Gorroño, Ramirez and Zeni, the new bets of Cultural de Durango] (in Spanish). Durangaldeko Telebista. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Composición de la plantilla del Tercera División temp 16/17" [Tercera División squad 16/17 season] (in Spanish). CD Vitoria. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Markel Areitio, nieto del mítico Carmelo Cedrún, ocupará plaza en el banquillo" [Markel Areitio, grandson of legendary Carmelo Cedrún, will be on the bench]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Jiménez, Rubén (17 September 2016). "El Sevilla no reparte a domicilio" [Sevilla do not get it done away from home]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "El Izarra ficha al defensa Arroyo y al portero Areitio y cesa a Albisu y Guti" [Izarra sign defender Arroyo and goalkeeper Areitio and sack Albisu and Guti] (in Spanish). Radio Estella. January 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Olazabal, Perú (16 July 2021). "El Barakaldo refuerza su zaga con Julen Olasagasti" [Barakaldo bolster back sector with Julen Olasagasti]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "El Lagun Onak es tercero en la clasificación tras los tres puntos conseguidos contra el Durango" [Lagun Onak rank third after bagging three points against Durango]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Beltrán, Javi (17 September 2016). "Areitio debuta en Primera con el Eibar por expulsión de Yoel" [Areitio makes Primera debut with Eibar as Yoel is sent off] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Beltrán, Javier (24 July 2020). "La cadera manda al banquillo a Areitio" [Hip sends Areitio to the bench]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Barroso, Ander (17 September 2016). "Brilla el apellido Cedrún gracias a Markel Areitio" [The name Cedrún shines thanks to Markel Areitio]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Carmelo, una década de leyenda" [Carmelo, a decade of legend] (in Spanish). Histórico Barakaldo CF. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2024.