Gorka Kijera Salaberria (born 26 May 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career Born in Hernani, Gipuzkoa, Kijera graduated from Real Sociedad's youth system, but made his debut as a senior with lowly CD Hernani. In the summer of 2007, he joined SD Lemona of Segunda División B.
On 17 June 2008, Kijera moved to Athletic Bilbao and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division.Fichaje de Kijera (Kijera's signing); Athletic Bilbao, 17 June 2008 (in Spanish) In November, he terminated his contract alleging personal reasons, and returned to his hometown club.Gorka Kijera abandona el Bilbao Athletic por motivos personales (Gorka Kijera leaves Bilbao Athletic due to personal reasons) ; Join Futbol, 21 November 2008 (in Spanish)
Kijera signed a two-year deal with SD Eibar on 14 July 2009.Gorka Kijera ficha por dos años para ocupar la banda izquierda (Gorka Kijera signs for two years to fill the left back); El Diario Vasco, 14 July 2009 (in Spanish) On 20 June 2011 he joined FC Cartagena,El Cartagena anuncia cuatro fichajes (Cartagena announce four signings); Marca, 20 June 2011 (in Spanish) and played his first match as a professional on 9 October, starting in a 0–0 draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División.Sin fútbol y sin goles en el Nou Estadi (Neither football nor goals at the Nou Estadi); Marca, 9 October 2011 (in Spanish)
On 5 July 2012, after the Murcians' relegation, Kijera moved to Real Unión.Gorka Kijera, nuevo jugador del Real Unión de Irún (Gorka Kijera, new player of Real Unión de Irún) ; Sport Cartagena, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish) He featured regularly during his only season, totalling nearly 3,000 minutes of action.
On 11 July 2013, Kijera returned to Eibar now in the second tier.Gorka Kijera vuelve al Eibar dos años después de marcharse al Cartagena (Gorka Kijera returns to Eibar two years after leaving for Cartagena); El Correo, 11 July 2013 (in Spanish) He appeared sparingly in the 2013–14 campaign, as the Basque side was promoted to La Liga for the first time ever.¿Qué fue de los héroes del ascenso a Primera del Eibar? (What happened to heroes of Eibar's promotion to Primera?); Mundo Deportivo, 25 May 2020 (in Spanish)
Kijera cut ties with the Armeros on 27 August 2014,El Eibar y Gorka Kijera llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión de su contrato (Eibar and Gorka Kijera reach an agreement for the termination of his contract) ; SD Eibar, 27 August 2014 (in Spanish) signing with CD Mirandés a day later.Gorka Kijera, nuevo jugador del C.D. Mirandés (Gorka Kijera, new player of C.D. Mirandés) ; CD Mirandés, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish) On 24 July 2020, having spent the majority of his spell as team captain, the 34-year-old left after his contract expired.
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