Ekain Zenitagoia Arana (born 29 April 1994), simply known as Ekain, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Racing de Santander.

Club career

Ekain was born in

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

, Biscay,

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, and finished his formation with hometown side SCD Durango. He made his senior debut with in 2013, in the regional leagues, before returning to ''Cultu'' in 2015. Ekain scored a career-best 18 goals for Durango during the 2017–18 season, as his club returned to

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after 12 years. He scored a further eight times in the following campaign, but could not prevent his team's relegation. On 19 June 2019, Ekain signed for SD Amorebieta in the third division. On 13 August 2020, after scoring nine goals, he moved to fellow league team UD Ibiza. Mainly used as a substitute, Ekain scored Ibiza's goal in a 1–0 win over UCAM Murcia CF on 23 May 2021, which sealed the club's first-ever promotion to

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. He made his professional debut at the age of 27 on 13 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza. On 15 June 2023, after Ibiza's relegation, Ekain signed a two-year contract with Racing de Santander also in the second division.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekain Zenitagoia 1994 births Living people Footballers from Durango Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players SD Amorebieta footballers UD Ibiza players Racing de Santander players