{{short description|Spanish footballer}} {{Family name hatnote|Ibarrondo|Gorostidi|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alejandro Ibarrondo | image = | fullname = Alejandro Ibarrondo Gorostidi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bilbao]], Spain | position = [[Right-back]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] | height = 1.83 m | currentclub = [[CD Eldense|Eldense]] | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = 2011–2019 | youthclubs1 = [[Athletic Bilbao Cantera|Athletic Bilbao]] | years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = [[CD Basconia|Basconia]] | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = → [[CD Laredo|Laredo]] (loan) | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = [[CD Calahorra|Calahorra]] | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = [[Recreativo Granada|Granada B]] | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = [[Arenas Club de Getxo|Arenas Getxo]] | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = [[FC Andorra|Andorra]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = [[CD Eldense|Eldense]] | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | club-update = 30 November 2025 }}
'''Alejandro Ibarrondo Gorostidi''' (born 16 May 2001) is a Spanish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as either a [[right-back]] or a [[Midfielder#Winger|right winger]] for [[CD Eldense]].
==Career== Born in [[Bilbao]], [[Biscay]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], Ibarrondo joined [[Athletic Bilbao]]'s youth academy at [[Lezama Facilities|Lezama]] in 2011, aged ten. He was promoted to [[farm team]] [[CD Basconia]] ahead of the [[2019–20 Tercera División|2019–20 season]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/deportes/futbol/liga-segunda-b/bilbao-athletic/basconistas-guruzeta-ibarrondo-20191106205729-nt.html|title=Los basconistas Jon Guruzeta e Ibarrondo: furia y regularidad|trans-title=The ''basconistas'' Jon Guruzeta and Ibarrondo: fury and consistency|publisher=[[El Correo]]|language=es|date=6 November 2019|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref> before moving on loan to [[Segunda División RFEF]] side [[CD Laredo]] on 2 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic-club.eus/noticias/2021/07/02/principio-de-acuerdo-para-las-cesiones-de-ibarrondo-y-campo|title=Principio de acuerdo para las cesiones de Ibarrondo y Campo|trans-title=Agreement in principle for the loans of Ibarrondo and Campo|publisher=Athletic Bilbao|language=es|date=2 July 2021|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref>
On 22 June 2022, Ibarrondo signed with [[Primera Federación]] side [[CD Calahorra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larioja.com/deportes/futbol/primera-rfef/alejandro-ibarrondo-juventud-20220622132250-nt.html|title=El Calahorra ficha a Ibarrondo, pero pierde a cuatro piezas clave|trans-title=Calahorra sign Ibarrondo, but lose four key players|publisher=La Rioja|language=es|date=22 June 2022|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref> He was regularly used as the club [[2022–23 Primera Federación|suffered relegation]], being also deployed as a [[right-back]] in the last matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larioja.com/deportes/futbol/primera-rfef/ibarrondo-extremo-cumple-lateral-20230504215614-nt.html|title=Ibarrondo, un extremo que también cumple como lateral|trans-title=Ibarrondo, a winger who also does a job as a full-back|publisher=La Rioja|language=es|date=4 May 2023|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref>
On 31 July 2023, Ibarrondo was announced at [[Granada CF]], being initially assigned to [[Recreativo Granada|the reserves]] also in the third division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.granadacf.es/noticias/comunicado-oficial-or-ibarrondo-nuevo-jugador-del-recreativo-granada|title=Comunicado Oficial {{!}} Ibarrondo, nuevo jugador del Recreativo Granada|trans-title=Official announcement {{!}} Ibarrondo, new player of Recreativo Granada|publisher=Granada CF|language=es|date=31 July 2023|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref> On 22 August of the following year, after [[2023–24 Primera Federación|another relegation]], he moved to [[Segunda Federación]] side [[Arenas Club de Getxo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://golsmedia.com/futbol/arenas-club/2024/08/22/perla-lezama-suma-arenas-club/|title=Una perla de Lezama se suma al Arenas Club|trans-title=A pearl from Lezama joins Arenas Club|publisher=Golsmedia|language=es|date=22 August 2024|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref>
On 13 July 2025, after helping Arenas to [[2024–25 Segunda Federación|achieve promotion]], Ibarrondo and teammate [[Aitor Uzkudun]] signed a two-year contract with [[Segunda División]] side [[FC Andorra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcandorra.com/en/news/uzkudun-and-ibarrondo-welcome|title=Uzkudun and Ibarrondo come from Arenas de Getxo|publisher=FC Andorra|date=13 July 2025|accessdate=18 July 2025}}</ref> On 13 August, however, he was transferred to [[CD Eldense]] in division three, signing a two-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdeldense.es/noticias/alejandro-ibarrondo-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-eldense|title=Alejandro Ibarrondo, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense|trans-title=Alejandro Ibarrondo, new player of CD Eldense|publisher=CD Eldense|language=es|date=13 August 2025|accessdate=14 August 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Athletic Bilbao profile|alejandro-ibarrondo-gorostidi}} *{{BDFutbol|203418}} *{{LaPreferente|273915}} *{{Soccerway|-lex-ibarrondo/631646}}
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