Íñigo Sainz-Maza
Spanish footballer
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Íñigo Sainz-Maza Serna (born 16 June 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right-back or a midfielder for Racing de Santander.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Íñigo Sainz-Maza Serna | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ampuero, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Racing B | 89 | (7) |
| 2017– | Racing Santander | 153 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Ampuero, Cantabria, Sainz-Maza was a Racing de Santander youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 21 February 2016, playing the last eight minutes in a 3–0 Tercera División away win over SD Gama.
Sainz-Maza scored his first senior goal on 21 October 2017, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against SD Solares-Medio Cudeyo.[2] He made his first team debut on 19 May 2019, starting in a 2–2 home draw against UD Logroñés in the Segunda División B, as his club was already qualified to the play-offs.[3]
On 20 August 2020, after Racing's relegation, Sainz-Maza signed his first professional contract with the club and was promoted to the main squad.[4] He was a regular starter for the club during the 2021–22 campaign, scoring once and acting as team captain as his side achieved promotion back to Segunda División.[5]
Sainz-Maza made his professional debut on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Villarreal CF B.[6] Three days later, he renewed his contract until 2026.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 May 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing B | 2015–16 | Tercera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tercera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tercera División | 30 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Tercera División | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 21 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 89 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7 | |||
| Racing Santander | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 153 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 169 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 259 | 8 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs