Ager Aketxe
Spanish footballer
Ager Aketxe Barrutia (born 30 December 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
He began his career with Athletic Bilbao, going on to represent both the first and the second teams and make 34 official appearances for the former. He also competed professionally in Major League Soccer, with Toronto FC.
Club career
Athletic Bilbao
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Aketxe joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama academy in 2003, aged 9. He made his senior debut with the feeder club CD Basconia in 2011, in the Tercera División.
In May 2012, Aketxe was promoted to the second team. He featured regularly for the side, playing all Segunda División B games in his second season.
On 2 September 2014, Aketxe was promoted to the main squad in La Liga, being assigned number 23 jersey. He appeared in his first match as a professional on 17 September, coming on as a substitute for Iker Muniain in the 75th minute of a 0–0 home draw against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; however, he sustained a foot injury which put him out of action for six weeks.
Aketxe scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 17 May 2015, netting his team's first in a 3–2 away win against Elche CF as Athletic came from behind 2–0. In the beginning of 2016, he was moved down back to the B side to help them avoid relegation from Segunda División and gain some minutes.
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