Mikel San Jose

Mikel San Jose Dominguez (Basque: [mikel s̺an xos̺e dominɡes̻]; Spanish: [ˈmikel saŋ xoˈse ðoˈmiŋɡeθ]; born 30 May 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for SD Amorebieta.

After starting out at Liverpool's reserves he joined Athletic Bilbao in 2009, initially on loan, and went on to make 397 competitive appearances for the club (winning the 2015 Supercopa de Espana) before his departure in 2020. He then spent a season back in England with Championship club Birmingham City.

San Jose won European Championships with Spain at under-19 and under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in 2014, and was a member of the squad at the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament.

Club Career

Early years

San Jose was born in Pamplona, Navarre, where by the age of six he was playing football at Txantrea, a nursery club of the Basque Country-based Athletic Bilbao. At 16, he left home to join Athletic's academy, where he began at Juvenil B level and moved up to the Juvenil A team for the 2006–07 season, during which he made 27 appearances and scored five goals.

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