Ander Capa

Eibar

Capa was born in Portugalete, Biscay, Basque Country.^[2] He played youth football with local Danok Bat CF before signing for SD Eibar, making his senior debut in the 2011–12 season with the reserves in the Tercera División.^[4]

In July 2012, Capa was promoted to the first team after appearing once with the main squad in 2011–12.^[5] In the following campaign, he played 24 matches and scored five goals (adding six games and two goals in the playoffs) as the Armeros returned to Segunda División after a four-year absence.^[6]

Capa played his first professional match on 18 August 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against Real Jaén.^[7] He scored his first goal on 28 September, but in a 3–2 loss at Sporting de Gijón.^[8] He appeared in a further 30 games while netting once^[9] during the season, being promoted to La Liga for the first time ever.^[10]

Capa made his debut in the top flight on 24 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 home victory over Real Sociedad.^[11] He scored his first goal in the competition on 8 December, his side's last in a 5–2 home rout of UD Almería.^[12]

During the 2015 pre-season, Capa was converted from a winger into a right-back by new manager José Luis Mendilibar.^[13] On 19 November of that year, with the club still in the top tier and him as an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until 2018.^[14]

Athletic Bilbao

On 1 September 2017, Capa agreed to join former youth club Athletic Bilbao^[15] for four years, with the deal being made effective in July 2018.^[16] Dani García made the same move; within weeks they were joined by another former teammate Yuri Berchiche, and before the end of the calendar year by the coach from their Eibar promotion seasons, Gaizka Garitano.^[17] He scored his first goal for Athletic on 10 November 2019, netting the 2–1 winner in the final minutes of the home fixture against Levante UD through a volley from outside the box; he also provided the assist for the equaliser by Iker Muniain in the same game.^[18]

Having previously been a regular starter, Capa made only one competitive appearance in the 2021–22 campaign under head coach Marcelino García Toral, and that consisted of just a few minutes as a late substitute. Subsequently, he was highly critical of the manager,^[19] and with no agreement reached on a new contract – even after negotiations resumed when Jon Uriarte was elected as the new president and Ernesto Valverde was brought as the new coach – he appeared set to leave the club.^[20] However, eventually a new deal was reached in July 2022, with the player staying at San Mamés for at least one more season and potentially a second if targets were met.^[21][22]

Later career

On 15 August 2023, Capa signed a one-year contract with Levante UD in the second division.^[23] In November 2024, the 32-year-old moved three tiers down to Tercera Federación and joined Club Portugalete in his hometown.^[24]