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Anaitz Arbilla
Arbilla with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Anaitz Arbilla Zabala[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eibar
Number 23
Youth career
2003–2005 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Basconia 22 (1)
2006–2009 Bilbao Athletic 67 (1)
2008–2009 → Barakaldo (loan) 32 (0)
2009–2010 Poli Ejido 36 (0)
2010–2011 Salamanca 31 (0)
2011–2013 Hércules 49 (3)
2013–2014 Rayo Vallecano 41 (1)
2014–2016 Espanyol 35 (1)
2016– Eibar 292 (9)
International career
2018–2020 Basque Country 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026

Anaitz Arbilla Zabala (born 15 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back or a central defender for Segunda División club Eibar.[2][3]

Club career

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Born in Pamplona, Navarre,[4] Arbilla began his senior career in 2004 with CD Basconia, Athletic Bilbao's farm team. Two years later, he progressed to the reserves in the Segunda División B and, in summer 2008, after being unable to reach the main squad due to the presence of Spanish internationals Asier del Horno and Andoni Iraola,[5] was loaned to another club in the Basque Country and that level, Barakaldo CF.[6]

Arbilla signed with Polideportivo Ejido (also in the third tier) for the 2009–10 campaign.[7] The following year, he had his first experience in the Segunda División, joining UD Salamanca[8] and starting in 29 league games as the Castile and León team suffered relegation.[9]

In late August 2011, Arbilla moved to another side in the second division, Hércules CF, for a €200,000 fee.[10] He reached La Liga in January 2013, after arriving as a free agent at Rayo Vallecano.[11] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 10 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Atlético Madrid;[12] he started in eight of his 11 appearances as the Madrid outskirts club retained its league status.[13]

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 also at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas;[14] On 10 May, he was shown a straight red card in a 4–0 loss away to Villarreal CF.[15]

Arbilla signed a four-year contract with RCD Espanyol on 22 May 2014.[16] He established himself as a starter in the second part of his first season in Catalonia, but the second was ruined by a serious injury to the Achilles tendon of his left leg which eventually required surgery.[4]

Now recovered but out of favour, on 30 August 2016 Arbilla agreed to a three-year deal at fellow top-division SD Eibar.[17] Having been at other clubs for a maximum of two years he became settled at the Armeros, eventually becoming their captain, and on 2 April 2026, aged 38, reached the milestone of 300 appearances spread over a decade; he celebrated this by scoring the only goal of a win at Real Sociedad B.[18]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Anaitz Arbilla at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Resumen Eibar 2016/17: Arbilla, de lateral alternativo a titular polivalente (2016/17 Eibar summary: Arbilla, from backup full-back to versatile starter); Vavel, 12 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Mendilbar cuenta con tres jugadores en el carril derecho de la zaga (Mendilbar has three players in the back sector's right flank); Marca, 5 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 Arbilla: "Empezar de cero en un proyecto nuevo ilusiona y emociona" (Arbilla: "Starting from scratch on a new project is exciting and inspiring"); La Vanguardia, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Anaitz Arbilla, capitán del Eibar: «Ha sido un acierto traer a Joseba Etxeberria» (Anaitz Arbilla, Eibar captain: "Bringing in Joseba Etxeberria was a great move"); El Correo, 6 January 2024 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Arbilla: "Volver al Athletic sería lo máximo" (Arbilla: "Nothing would top returning to Athletic"); Deia, 2 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Poli Ejido ficha a Arvillo [sic] (22 años), procedente del Barakaldo (Poli Ejido sign Arbilla (22 years), from Barakaldo) Archived 19 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 9 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Arbilla será el primer fichaje del Salamanca para esta temporada (Arbilla will be Salamanca's first signing for this season); Marca, 8 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Arbilla: "Estamos capacitados para llegar a la final" (Arbilla: "We have what it takes to reach the final"); La Liga, 3 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ El Hércules ficha a Arbilla (Hércules sign Arbilla); Marca, 24 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Llega Arbilla y se marcha Machado (Arbilla arrives and Machado leaves); Marca, 26 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Rayo 2–1 Atlético: los piratas navegan hacia Europa (Rayo 2–1 Atlético: The pirates navigate towards Europe); Goal, 10 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Liga de Fútbol Profesional | Memoria 2012/2013 | Annual report (Professional Football League | 2012/2013 Memory | Annual report); at La Liga (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ El Rayo cambia posesión por goles (Rayo trade possession for goals); Marca, 8 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ El Villarreal fulmina al Rayo y aún aspira a ser sexto (Villarreal obliterate Rayo and still hope to finish sixth); Público, 10 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ Espanyol ficha a Arbilla (El Espanyol ficha a Arbilla); Sport, 22 May 2014 (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ 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)
  18. ↑ Arbilla pone al Eibar a 300 (Arbilla puts up 300 at Eibar); Diario AS, 2 April 2026 (in Spanish)
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