Joseba Zaldúa


Joseba Zaldúa Bengoetxea is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a right back.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Zaldúa played his youth football with local Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut with the reserve side, competing in several Segunda División B seasons with the team.
On 23 November 2013, Zaldúa played his first official match with the main squad, featuring in the first 80 minutes before being substituted for Javier Ros in a 4–3 home win against RC Celta de Vigo. Roughly a month later, he signed a new deal with the Basques until 2016.
On 20 May 2014, Zaldúa renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2018, and was definitely promoted to the first team. On 4 July 2017, he was loaned to fellow top level club CD Leganés for one year. He played 30 times as the team from the outskirts of Madrid avoided relegation, and scored a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Deportivo Alavés on 21 January; on 7 May he was sent off in a 3–0 home loss to Levante UD for denying José Luis Morales a goalscoring opportunity.
Zaldúa scored his first goal for Real Sociedad on 12 May 2019 in a 3–1 win over Real Madrid at Anoeta Stadium, but was substituted in the same match with a broken left leg.