Igor Arnáez Martín (born 30 April 1991) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

Biscay Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...

, Basque Country, Arnáez graduated with Danok Bat CF's youth setup, after a short stint with

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

. He made his debuts as a senior with

SD Lemona Sociedad Deportiva Lemona was a Spanish football team based in Lemoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1923, it last played in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Arlonagusia'', with a c ...

in the 2010–11 campaign, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

. In July 2011 Arnáez returned to Athletic, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level. However, after appearing sparingly, he was loaned to fellow league teams

Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in , hosting home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 seats. History ''Sestao River Club ...

and SD Amorebieta, respectively. On 26 May 2014 Arnáez was released by the Lions, and moved to

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CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

on 27 August. He played his first match as a professional on 9 September, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

for the season's

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

.El Girona accede a tercera ronda ganando al Tenerife en los penaltis (Girona goes through the third round by defeating Tenerife on penalties)
Marca, 9 September 2014

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnaez, Igor 1991 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Bilbao Men's association football defenders Segunda División B players SD Lemona footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Sestao River Club footballers SD Amorebieta footballers CD Tenerife players Barakaldo CF footballers Arenas Club de Getxo footballers Danok Bat CF players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen