Gaizka Ayesa
{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ayesa|Burgui|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gaizka Ayesa
| image = Gaizka.jpg
| caption = Ayesa training with Real Sociedad in 2021
| full_name = Gaizka Ayesa Burgui
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ansoáin, Spain
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Alcorcón
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs1 = Real Sociedad
| years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Real Sociedad C | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2024 | clubs2 = Real Sociedad B | caps2 = 65 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → Numancia (loan) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Alcorcón | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 0
| club-update = 19 February 2025
}}
Gaizka Ayesa Burgui (born 2 April 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Alcorcón.
Career
Ayesa was born in Ansoáin, Navarre, and joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2013, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 2 March 2019, starting in a 7–1 Tercera División home routing of SD Deusto.
Ayesa first appeared with the reserves on 12 January 2020, starting in a 2–0 away win against Burgos CF in the Segunda División B championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.grada3.com/2020/01/12/cronica-j20-burgos-sanse/|title=El Sanse asalta El Plantío|trans-title=Sanse raid El Plantío|publisher=Grada 3|language=es|date=12 January 2020|accessdate=14 August 2021}} On 4 February 2021, he renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2025,{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/amplia-su-contrato-4|title=Amplía su contrato|trans-title=Extends his contract|publisher=Real Sociedad|language=es|date=4 February 2021|accessdate=14 August 2021}} and was sparingly used during the campaign as his side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.
Ayesa made his professional debut on 29 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 home draw against CF Fuenlabrada.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/r-sociedad-b-vs-fuenlabrada/cronica/2021/08/29/612bcbc146163fb8158b4597.html|title=La muralla de Fuenlabrada|trans-title=The wall of Fuenlabrada|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=29 August 2021|accessdate=29 August 2021}} On 9 July of the following year, he was loaned to Primera Federación side CD Numancia for the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/cedido-al-cd-numancia|title=Cedido al CD Numancia|trans-title=Loaned to CD Numancia|publisher=Real Sociedad|language=es|date=9 July 2022|accessdate=27 July 2022}}
On 3 July 2024, Ayesa signed as a free agent with Alcorcón.{{cite web|publisher=Alcorcón|url=https://www.adalcorcon.com/noticias/gaizka-ayesa-fichaje|title=Gaizka Ayesa firma por la A.D. Alcorcón|trans-title=Gaizka Ayesa signs for AD Alcorcón|date=3 July 2024|access-date=9 October 2024|language=es}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Real Sociedad C
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="7"|Real Sociedad B
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|Segunda División B |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|Segunda División B |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21
|Segunda División B |12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 53 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Real Sociedad
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|La Liga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Numancia (loan)
|Primera Federación |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|22634}}
- {{LaPreferente|266885}}
- {{Soccerway|gaizka-ayesa-burgui/532405}}
{{AD Alcorcón squad}}
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Category:People from Cuenca de Pamplona
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Navarre
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Real Sociedad C footballers
Category:Real Sociedad B footballers
Category:AD Alcorcón footballers
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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