Anaitz Arbilla Zabala (born 15 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a full-back or a central defender.

Club career

Born in Pamplona,

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, Arbilla began his senior career in 2004 with

CD Basconia Club Deportivo Basconia is a Spanish football club based in Basauri, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded on 14 March 1913, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio de ...

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

's farm team. Two years later he progressed to the reserves in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

and, after two seasons, signed with another club in the

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and that level, Barakaldo CF. Arbilla moved to

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

(also in division three) for the 2009–10 campaign. The following year he had his first experience in the

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

, joining UD Salamanca and starting in 29 league games as the

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team eventually suffered relegation. In late August 2011, Arbilla moved to another side in the second division,

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

, for a €200,000 fee. He reached La Liga in January 2013, after arriving as a free agent at Rayo Vallecano. Arbilla made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 10 February 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

. He started in eight of his 11 appearances as the Madrid outskirts club eventually retained its league status. Arbilla scored his first goal for Rayo and in the top tier on 8 February 2014, his team's second in the 4–1 victory over

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

also at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas. On 30 August 2016, he signed a three-year deal with SD Eibar of the same league.Anaitz Arbilla jugará las tres próximas temporadas en SD Eibar (Anaitz Arbilla will play the following three seasons at SD Eibar)
SD Eibar, 30 August 2016 (in Spanish)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbilla, Anaitz 1987 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Pamplona Men's association football defenders Men's association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Barakaldo CF footballers Polideportivo Ejido footballers UD Salamanca players Hércules CF players Rayo Vallecano players RCD Espanyol footballers SD Eibar footballers Basque Country men's international footballers