Eneko Capilla González (born 13 June 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

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club Asteras Tripolis F.C. as a left winger.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián,

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, Capilla joined

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septemb ...

's youth setup in 2010, aged 15, after starting out at

Antiguoko Antiguoko Kirol Elkartea (Sport Club of Antiguo in English) is an amateur youth Spanish football club based in Antiguo, a part of San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It acts as feeder club to Athletic Bilbao, having previously had the ...

. While still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 10 November 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against

SD Logroñés Sociedad Deportiva Logroñés is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. Team colours are white-and-red shirts and black shorts. Hi ...

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 Fo ...

. On 27 November 2013, Capilla was called up to train with the main squad. He was promoted to the B team on 23 June 2014, and renewed his contract on 1 October 2014 until 2020. Capilla made his first-team – and

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– debut on 1 May 2015, replacing Carlos Vela in the dying minutes of a 3–0 home win against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante play in Segunda División, holding home games at Ci ...

. On 17 July of the following year, he was loaned to Segunda División side

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Lo ...

for one year. On 15 August 2018, Capilla joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on a

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-long loan deal. On 12 July of the following year, upon returning from loan, he moved abroad after being transferred to Greek club Asteras Tripolis FC.

Personal life

Capilla's older brother, Asier, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was groomed at Real Sociedad.

References

External links

Real Sociedad official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capilla, Eneko 1995 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from San Sebastián Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Antiguoko players Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers CD Numancia players Cultural Leonesa footballers Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece