Asier Córdoba Querejeta (born 31 March 2000) is a Spanish

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Córdoba was born in

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, Basque Country, and joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2010, from Askartza Claret CF. Initially promoted to the farm team ahead of the 2018–19 season, he started to play for the reserves in Segunda División B, and made his senior debut with the latter club on 29 September 2018 by starting in a 1–2 away loss against

Real Oviedo Vetusta Real Oviedo Vetusta is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1929 as ''Unión Sportiva Ovetense'', it is the reserve team of Real Oviedo, and currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Gro ...

. Córdoba scored his first senior goal 5 May 2019, netting the opener in a 3–0 away win against

CD Calahorra Club Deportivo Calahorra is a Spanish football team based in Calahorra, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1946 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at the ''Estadio Municipal La Planilla'', with a ...

. On 29 June 2020, he was released by the club as his contract was due to expire in the following day.

Osasuna

On 3 July 2020, Córdoba agreed to a three-year deal with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...

, initially assigned to

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in the third division. He made his debut for the B-side on 15 November, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

SD Tarazona Sociedad Deportiva Tarazona is a Spanish football team based in Tarazona, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1969, it plays in , holding home games at ''Municipal'', with a 1,500-seat capacity. History The club was founded in ...

. Córdoba made his first team debut on 15 December 2020, coming on as a half-time substitute for Juan Cruz in a 6–0 away routing of

UD Tomares Unión Deportiva Tomares is a Spanish football team based in Tomares, Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1976, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 10, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal San ...

, for the season's

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. The following 9 July, he terminated his contract with the club.

Alcorcón

On 9 July 2021, Córdoba signed for

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

in Segunda División. He made his professional debut on 21 August, replacing Juan Hernández in a 0–2 home loss against

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

. On 31 January 2022, Córdoba left ''Alkor'' after terminating his contract.

Logroñés

On 31 January 2022, just hours after leaving Alcorcón, Córdoba joined

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SD Logroñés Sociedad Deportiva Logroñés is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. Team colours are white-and-red shirts and black shorts. Hist ...

Den Bosch

On 24 June 2022, Córdoba moved to a foreign club for the first time in his career, signing a two-year contract with Dutch second-tier

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club

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Return to Logroñés

On 8 January 2023, Córdoba returned to SD Logroñés.

Personal life

Córdoba has two brothers who are also footballers. His elder sibling

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(born 1995) is a

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who graduated from the youth setup at SD Leioa and played in the second division with

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it started to play in 1994. It currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ''Esta ...

. His middle brother Iñigo is also a winger, and was also groomed at Athletic Bilbao. Their sister Ainhoa (born 2001) plays for Leoia's women's team in the Basque regional league.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba, Asier 2000 births Living people Footballers from Bilbao Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Eerste Divisie players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers CA Osasuna B players CA Osasuna players AD Alcorcón footballers SD Logroñés players Real Unión footballers FC Den Bosch players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands