| Iñigo Córdoba | |
| Fullname: | Iñigo Córdoba Querejeta |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Bilbao, Spain |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Burgos |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthclubs1: | Askartza Claret |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Athletic Bilbao |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Basconia |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Bilbao Athletic |
| Caps2: | 53 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Athletic Bilbao |
| Caps3: | 80 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Alavés (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Fortuna Sittard |
| Caps6: | 64 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Burgos |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 November 2024 |
Iñigo Córdoba Querejeta (in Basque iɲiɣo koɾðoβa/; pronounced as /es/; born 13 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Burgos.
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Córdoba joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2009, aged 12. He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2014–15 campaign, in Tercera División.[1]
In summer 2015, Córdoba spent the whole pre-season with the reserves, newly promoted to Segunda División. On 12 September of that year he made his professional debut aged 18, coming on as a late substitute for Aitor Seguín in a 0–1 away loss against Real Valladolid;[2] he started seven of his 21 appearances in the second tier, and remained with the B-team after their relegation at the end of the season.
After a year as a regular starter in the third level, Córdoba signed a new contract until 2021, and was invited to train with the senior side in the 2017 pre-season.[3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 August, replacing Mikel Balenziaga in a 0–0 home draw against Getafe CF.[4] He scored his first goal in a domestic league fixture away to Villarreal CF on 9 April 2018, the opener in a 3–1 victory for his team.[5] Before the end of the season he signed an extension to his contract, including a buyout clause of upwards of €30 million, running until June 2022.[6]
On 1 February 2021, Córdoba joined Deportivo Alavés on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7] On 31 August, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Dutch Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles.[8]
Upon returning to Athletic, Córdoba terminated his contract with the club on 7 July 2022.[9] On 22 July, he returned to the Netherlands and signed a two-year deal with Fortuna Sittard.[10] [11] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, on 6 August 2022, replacing Doğan Erdoğan in the 66th minute of a 3–2 home loss to Ajax.[12] On 22 October 2022, he scored his first goal for Fortuna, opening the score in a 1–1 league draw against Feyenoord.[13] He scored a brace on 2 April 2023, helping his side to a 3–1 victory against Groningen.[14] His contract was not extended at the end of the 2023–24 season, making him a free agent.[15]
On 27 July 2024, Córdoba signed a two-year contract with Burgos CF in the second division.[16]
Having initially been called up to the Spain under-21 squad by coach Albert Celades in October 2017,[17] the following month Córdoba made his debut at that level, coming on as a half-time substitute for Mikel Oyarzabal and scoring within eight minutes of his introduction in an eventual 5–1 victory over Slovakia on 14 November 2017, in a qualifier for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[18]
Córdoba has two brothers who are also footballers. His older sibling Aitor (born 1995) is a central defender who graduated from the youth setup at SD Leioa and played in the second division with Burgos CF.[19] [20] Asier, the youngest of the three (born 2000) is also a winger, and was also groomed at Athletic Bilbao.[21] Their sister Ainhoa (born 2001) plays for Leioa's women's team in the Basque regional league.[22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Basconia | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 4 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 4 | — | — | 53 | 4 | |||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2017–18 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 96 | 2 | |||
| Alavés (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 35 | 12 | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 253 | 27 | |||