Mikel Saizar

Mikel Saizar

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Saizar Soroa
Date of birth	(1983-01-18) 18 January 1983
Place of birth	Ibarra, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	AEK Larnaca
Number	13
Youth career
	Tolosa
1998–2000	Athletic Bilbao
2000–2001	Tolosa
2001	Real Unión
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Real Unión	4	(0)
2002–2006	Real Sociedad B	58	(0)
2006–2009	Pontevedra	42	(0)
2009–2010	Cultural Leonesa	20	(0)
2010–2012	Guadalajara	68	(0)
2012–2015	Córdoba	39	(0)
2015–	AEK Larnaca	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:54, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Saizar and the second or maternal family name is Soroa.

Mikel Saizar Soroa (born 18 January 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Ibarra (Gipuzkoa), Saizar made his senior debuts with Real Unión in the 2001–02 season, in Segunda División B. In the 2002 summer he joined Basque neighbours Real Sociedad, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.

Saizar continued to compete in the third division in the following years, representing Pontevedra CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and CD Guadalajara. With the latter side, he achieved promotion to Segunda División in 2011.

On 27 August 2011, aged 28, Saizar made his debut as a professional, starting in a 1–1 home draw against UD Las Palmas. He played all 42 league games during the campaign, as the Castilla-La Mancha club narrowly avoided relegation.

On 10 July 2012, Saizar moved to Córdoba CF also in the second tier. He spent his first year as a backup to Alberto García.

Saizar renewed his contract with the Andalusians on 14 February 2013, and was an ever-present figure in 2013–14 as his team returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 21 February 2015, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Valencia CF.

Saizar cut ties with Córdoba on 21 July 2015, after suffering relegation.

Club statistics

As of 17 September 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Unión	2001–02	Segunda División B	4	0	—		—		4	0
Real Sociedad B	2003–04	Segunda División B	20	0	—		—		20	0
	2004–05	Segunda División B	11	0	—		—		11	0
	2005–06	Segunda División B	27	0	—		2	0	29	0
	Total		58	0	—		2	0	60	0
Pontevedra	2006–07	Segunda División B	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2007–08	Segunda División B	2	0	5	0	0	0	7	0
	2008–09	Segunda División B	38	0	1	0	—		39	0
	Total		42	0	7	0	0	0	49	0
Cultural Leonesa	2009–10	Segunda División B	20	0	4	0	—		24	0
Guadalajara	2010–11	Segunda División B	26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2011–12	Segunda División	42	0	1	0	—		43	0
	Total		68	0	1	0	—		69	0
Córdoba	2012–13	Segunda División	2	0	6	0	—		8	0
	2013–14	Segunda División	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2014–15	La Liga	6	0	2	0	—		8	0
	Total		39	0	8	0	—		47	0
AEK Larnaca	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			232	0	20	0	2	0	254	0

External links

• Mikel Saizar profile at BDFutbol
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)