Ander Bardají

Ander Bardají
Personal information
Full name	Ander Bardají Maiza
Date of birth	20 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Lasarte, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2016	Real Sociedad B
2016–2017	Real Sociedad
2017–2020	Huesca
2018–2019	→ Fuenlabrada (loan)
2019–2020	→ Ejea (loan)
International career
2013	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Ander Bardají Maiza (born 20 April 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Bardají graduated with Real Sociedad's youth setup. On 1 September 2012, aged only 17, he made his debut as a senior, appearing with the reserves in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza B in the Segunda División B championship.

Bardají was definitely promoted to the B-side on 17 July 2013, after already making seven appearances for it in the previous campaign.^[1] On 16 April of the following year he renewed his link with the Txuri-urdin, signing until 2018.^[2]

Initially promoted to the main squad for the 2014–15 season after the departure of Claudio Bravo to FC Barcelona,^[3] Bardají was only named third-choice due to the arrival of Gerónimo Rulli. After Eñaut Zubikarai's release in June 2015, he was called up to the first team by manager David Moyes for the pre-season,^[4] but was only utilized for the B-side after the signing of Oier Olazábal.

Bardají was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2016–17 campaign,^[5] but remained as a backup to Rulli and new signing Toño Ramírez. On 24 July 2017 he cut ties with Real,^[6] and signed a three-year deal with Segunda División side SD Huesca just hours later.^[7]

Bardají made his professional debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Real Valladolid, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[8] He achieved promotion to La Liga at the end of the campaign, but acting as a third-choice behind Álex Remiro and Roberto Santamaría.

On 14 August 2018, Bardají was loaned to CF Fuenlabrada in the third division for one year,^[9] but spent the campaign as a backup to Biel Ribas as his side achieved promotion to the second level. The following 31 July, he moved to fellow third tier side SD Ejea also in a temporary deal.^[10]

References

^ "Ya está en marcha el Sanse" [Sanse is already under way] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Ander Bardají renueva hasta 2018" [Ander Bardají renews until 2018] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Real Sociedad to hand Ander Bardaji first-team chance". Sports Mole. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "The 2015-2016 campaign now underway for Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "La portería será la primera línea en quedar cubierta en la Real Sociedad" [The goal will be the first line to be covered at Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "Rescisión de contrato" [Rescision of contract] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "Ander Bardají se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Ander Bardají joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "El Valladolid se sirve otra ronda a costa del Huesca" [Valladolid take another round at Huesca's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ "Bardají, cedido al CF Fuenlabrada" [Bardají, loaned to Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Bardají jugará en la SD Ejea" [Bardají will play at SD Ejea] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

External links

Ander Bardají at BDFutbol
Ander Bardají – UEFA competition record (archive)
Ander Bardají at Soccerway

[1] "Ya está en marcha el Sanse" [Sanse is already under way] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[2] "Ander Bardají renueva hasta 2018" [Ander Bardají renews until 2018] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[3] "Real Sociedad to hand Ander Bardaji first-team chance". Sports Mole. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[4] "The 2015-2016 campaign now underway for Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[5] "La portería será la primera línea en quedar cubierta en la Real Sociedad" [The goal will be the first line to be covered at Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[6] "Rescisión de contrato" [Rescision of contract] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[7] "Ander Bardají se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Ander Bardají joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[8] "El Valladolid se sirve otra ronda a costa del Huesca" [Valladolid take another round at Huesca's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[9] "Bardají, cedido al CF Fuenlabrada" [Bardají, loaned to Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[10] "Bardají jugará en la SD Ejea" [Bardají will play at SD Ejea] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

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