Ander Iturraspe

• Full name: Ander Iturraspe Derteano
• Date of birth: March 8, 1989
• Place of birth: Abadiño, Biscay, Spain
• Position: Central / defensive midfielder
• Youth career:
  • 1999–2000: Matiena
  • 2000–2007: Athletic Bilbao youth academy (Lezama)
• Senior career:
  • 2007–2008: Basconia (Athletic Bilbao farm team)
  • 2008–2010: Bilbao Athletic (Athletic Bilbao B)
  • 2010–2019: Athletic Club (Athletic Bilbao) — Made over 200 appearances in all competitions
  • 2019–2020: RCD Espanyol — short spell before retiring
• Notable achievements & facts:
  • Product of Athletic Bilbao’s Lezama academy, promoted to the first team in 2010.
  • Known for disciplined defensive midfield play: positional awareness, tackling and passing rather than goal-scoring.
  • Regular starter for Athletic in the early-to-mid 2010s; part of squads that finished high in La Liga and reached domestic cup finals.
  • Made appearances for Spain youth teams and earned a senior Spain call-up; capped once for the senior national team in 2016 (friendly).
  • Injuries affected his later seasons, contributing to reduced playing time before leaving Athletic in 2019.

Style of play: A disciplined holding midfielder who focused on breaking up opposition play, maintaining team shape, and circulating possession. Noted for his tactical intelligence and positional discipline rather than flair or attacking output.