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First name Beñat
Last name Extebarria Urkiaga
Nationality Spain
Date of birth 19 February 1987
Age 25
Country of birth Spain
Place of birth Igorre
Position Midfielder
Height 179 cm
Weight 72 kg
Foot Right
Beñat Etxebarria Urkiaga (Basque pronunciation: [beˈɲat etʃeβaˈri.a urkiˈaɣa]; born 19 February 1987 in Igorre, Biscay), simply Beñat, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Betis as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Coming through the prolific youth ranks at Athletic Bilbao, Lezama, Beñat played his first three years with both the third team, CD Baskonia, and the reserve side. On 29 October 2006, he played his first – and only – La Liga game, which consisted of six minutes against CA Osasuna in a 1–1 away draw, after replacing another youth product, Francisco Yeste.
In the 2008–09 season, Beñat played with UB Conquense in the third division, after which he was released by Athletic. In the summer, he signed with Real Betis, but spent his first season with the reserves, also in level three.
On 29 August 2010, Beñat made his debut for Betis' main squad, playing the second half of the 4–1 home win against Granada CF, and assisting on a Salva Sevilla goal. Three days later, he scored in his first start, a 2–1 home triumph against UD Salamanca for the season's Copa del Rey; in the league campaign, he contributed with 36 games (30 starts, 2.521 minutes of action) as the Andalusians returned to the top flight after three years, netting four times.
On 2 May 2012, Beñat scored twice (his fifth and sixth goals of the season) in a 2–1 win at Sevilla FC for the local derby. The winner came in the 90th minute.
International career
Beñat played with the Spanish youth teams at under-17 level. He made his debut for the full side on 26 May 2012, playing 45 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win with Serbia in St. Gallen, and thus becoming the first Betis player since Juanito to don the national team shirt, nearly four years later.
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