Iker Seguín Cid (born 12 July 1989) is a Spanish

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who plays for SD Amorebieta. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a

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Career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa,

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, Seguín represented SD Eibar and

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as a youth. He made his debut as a senior with the latter's reserves on 8 December 2007, coming on as a half-time substitute for Oskitz in a 0–0

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away draw against

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. In 2008, Seguín moved to

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and was initially assigned to

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in Tercera División. He was promoted to

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for the 2009–10 season, but featured rarely. On 25 August 2010, Seguín signed for

SD Lemona Sociedad Deportiva Lemona was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lemoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded in 1923, it last played in Segunda División B, Se ...

also in the third division. On 19 June 2012, after the club's relegation, he moved to fellow league team RCD Espanyol B. On 8 August 2013, Seguín moved to

Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF ...

still in the third tier, after terminating his contract with the ''Pericos''. He moved to SD Amorebieta in the same category on 10 July 2015, being a regular starter and

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as his club achieved a first-ever promotion to

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in the 2020–21 campaign. Seguín made his professional debut at the age of 32 on 23 August 2021, replacing Josu Ozkoidi late into a 0–2 away loss against

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

. Amorebieta was relegated at the end of the season, but Seguín agreed to extend his contract for a further year, and passed the milestone of 200 appearances for the club in September 2022.

Personal life

Seguín's younger brother Aitor is also a footballer and a winger. He too played for Bilbao Athletic.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seguin, Iker 1989 births Living people Footballers from Eibar Spanish men's footballers SD Eibar footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Sociedad B footballers CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers SD Lemona footballers RCD Espanyol B footballers Real Unión footballers SD Amorebieta footballers