Jokin Esparza
Spanish footballer (born 1988)
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Jokin Arcaya Esparza (born 15 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jokin Arcaya Esparza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Osasuna B | 66 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Osasuna | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Huesca (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Huesca (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Huesca | 42 | (3) |
| 2013 | Panathinaikos | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Zamora | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Veria | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Toledo | 59 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Mérida | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Toledo | 97 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:38, 16 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Esparza was born in Pamplona, Navarre. After emerging through local CA Osasuna's youth academy, he made his La Liga debut on 17 June 2007 in a 1–2 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[1] He would only appear in five more matches for the first team in the following two seasons combined, however, which prompted a loan to Segunda División club SD Huesca in January 2009; he was relatively used during his first spell, as they retained their recently acquired status.
For the 2010–11 campaign, Esparza was again loaned to Huesca in a season-long move.[2] In August 2011, he signed a permanent deal with the Aragonese.[3]
In February 2013, Esparza joined Panathinaikos of the Super League Greece, agreeing to a six-month contract.[4] In late May of the following year, after a brief spell back in his country with lowly Zamora CF, he moved to another Greek top flight side, Veria FC.[5]