Iñaki Sáenz Arenzana (born 29 April 1988) is a Spanish

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who plays for

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas ...

. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a

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Football career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Iñaki graduated from Real Zaragoza's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with locals

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 ...

in the 2007–08 campaign, in Tercera División. In the 2009 summer Iñaki joined

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. He featured regularly with the side, featuring in more than 120 matches during his four-year spell. On 22 July 2013 Iñaki signed a one-year deal with Racing de Santander, also in the third level. He featured in 37 matches during the season, as the Cantabrians returned to

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

at first attempt. On 19 August 2014 Iñaki signed a new two-year deal with the ''Verdiblancos''. Five days later he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

. Iñaki scored his first goal in the second level on 27 September 2014, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Recreativo de Huelva. On 6 December of the following year, after suffering relegation, he moved to Deportivo Alavés after agreeing to an 18-month deal. On 2 July 2016, Iñaki signed for CD Tenerife also in the second level. He left the club in 2018 after being sparingly used, and returned to Logroñés on 13 January 2019.El riojano Iñaki Sáenz, nuevo jugador de la Unión Deportiva Logroñés (Riojan Iñaki Sáenz, new player of Unión Deportiva Logroñés)
UD Logroñés, 13 January 2019

Honours

;Alavés *

: 2015–16

References

External links

Racing official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saenz, Inaki 1988 births Living people Footballers from Logroño Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Segunda División players Segunda División B players UD Logroñés players Racing de Santander players Deportivo Alavés players CD Tenerife players