_(cropped).jpg) Capa withEibar in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ander Capa Rodríguez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (age 34)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Danok Bat | ||
| 2002–2005 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2005–2011 | Danok Bat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Eibar B | 34 | (2) |
| 2012–2018 | Eibar | 190 | (12) |
| 2018–2023 | Athletic Bilbao | 96 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Levante | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Portugalete | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2020 | Basque Country | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:02, 23 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ander Capa Rodríguez (born 8 February 1992) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back or awinger.
He played mainly withEibar during his career, representing the club in threelevels of Spanish football includingLa Liga. Over seven seasons, he played 214 competitive matches and scored 15 goals.[3] He joinedAthletic Bilbao in 2018, winning the2021 Supercopa de España.
Capa was born inPortugalete,Biscay,Basque Country.[2] He played youth football with localDanok Bat CF before signing forSD Eibar, making his senior debut in the2011–12 season withthe reserves in theTercera División.[4]
In July 2012, Capa was promoted to the first team after appearing once with the main squad in2011–12.[5] Inthe following campaign, he played 24 matches and scored five goals (adding six games and two goals inthe playoffs) as theArmeros returned toSegunda División after a four-year absence.[6]
Capa played his first professional match on 18 August 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win againstReal Jaén.[7] He scored his first goal on 28 September, but in a 3–2 loss atSporting de Gijón.[8] He appeared in a further 30 games while netting once[9] duringthe season, being promoted toLa Liga for the first time ever.[10]
Capa made his debut in the top flight on 24 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 home victory overReal Sociedad.[11] He scored his first goal in the competition on 8 December, his side's last in a 5–2 home rout ofUD Almería.[12]
During the 2015 pre-season, Capa was converted from awinger into aright-back by new managerJosé Luis Mendilibar.[13] On 19 November of that year, with the club still in the top tier and him as an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until 2018.[14]
On 1 September 2017, Capa agreed to join former youth clubAthletic Bilbao[15] for four years, with the deal being made effective in July 2018.[16]Dani García made the same move; within weeks they were joined by another former teammateYuri Berchiche, and before the end of the calendar year by the coach from their Eibar promotion seasons,Gaizka Garitano.[17] He scored his first goal for Athletic on 10 November 2019, netting the 2–1 winner in the final minutes of the home fixture againstLevante UD through a volley from outside the box; he also provided theassist for the equaliser byIker Muniain in the same game.[18]
Having previously been a regular starter, Capa made only one competitive appearance in the2021–22 campaign under head coachMarcelino García Toral, and that consisted of just a few minutes as a late substitute. Subsequently, he was highly critical of the manager,[19] and with no agreement reached on a new contract – even after negotiations resumed when Jon Uriarte was elected as the new president andErnesto Valverde was brought as the new coach – he appeared set to leave the club.[20] However, eventually a new deal was reached in July 2022, with the player staying atSan Mamés for at least one more season and potentially a second if targets were met.[21][22]
On 15 August 2023, Capa signed a one-year contract withLevante UD in the second division.[23] In November 2024, the 32-year-old moved three tiers down toTercera Federación and joinedClub Portugalete in his hometown.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eibar | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 190 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 214 | 15 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2018–19 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 35 | 3 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 5 | ||
| Levante | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 307 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 347 | 20 | ||
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