Enric Saborit

==Club career==

==Club career==

===Athletic Bilbao===

===Athletic Bilbao===

Born in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]] and raised in [[Mataró]],<ref name=Mataro>{{cite news|url=http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20080226/deportes/athletic/mataro-bilbao-20080226.html|title=De Mataró a Bilbao|trans-title=From Mataró to Bilbao|newspaper=[[El Correo]]|first=Javier|last=Ortiz de Lazcano|language=es|date=26 February 2008|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=Catalan>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20170104/413083135665/saborit-catalan-athletic.html|title=Saborit, un catalán en el Athletic|trans-title=Saborit, a Catalan at Athletic|newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]]|first=Juan|last=Bautista Martínez|language=es|date=5 January 2017|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> at the age of 16 Saborit left the [[RCD Espanyol cantera|youth ranks]] of local [[RCD Espanyol]] and moved to [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]] where his mother was living.<ref name=Mataro/><ref name=Debate>{{cite news|url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/athletic/es/desarrollo/1094438.html|title=Saborit abre el debate de la filosofía del club|trans-title=Saborit opens debate on club philosophy|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|first=Rafa|last=Beato|language=es|date=27 February 2008|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> A short time later he joined [[Athletic Bilbao]].

Born in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]] and raised in [[Mataró]],<ref name=Mataro>{{cite news|url=http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20080226/deportes/athletic/mataro-bilbao-20080226.html|title=De Mataró a Bilbao|trans-title=From Mataró to Bilbao|newspaper=[[El Correo]]|first=Javier|last=Ortiz de Lazcano|language=es|date=26 February 2008|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=Catalan>{{cite news|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20170104/413083135665/saborit-catalan-athletic.html|title=Saborit, un catalán en el Athletic|trans-title=Saborit, a Catalan at Athletic|newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]]|first=Juan|last=Bautista Martínez|language=es|date=5 January 2017|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> at the age of 16 Saborit left the [[RCD Espanyol cantera|youth ranks]] of local [[RCD Espanyol]] and moved to [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]] where his mother was living.<ref name=Mataro/><ref name=Debate>{{cite news|url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/athletic/es/desarrollo/1094438.html|title=Saborit abre el debate de la filosofía del club|trans-title=Saborit opens debate on club philosophy|newspaper=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|first=Rafa|last=Beato|language=es|date=27 February 2008|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> A short time later he joined [[Athletic Bilbao]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/el_athletic_quiere_fichar_a_enric_saborit_cadete_del_rcd_espanyol_8026.php|title=El Athletic tras Enric Saborit, cadete del RCD Espanyol|trans-title=Athletic tracking Enric Saborit, RCD Espanyol cadet|publisher=Join Futbol|language=es|date=22 February 2008|access-date=18 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229074732/http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/el_athletic_quiere_fichar_a_enric_saborit_cadete_del_rcd_espanyol_8026.php|archive-date=29 December 2010}}</ref> prompting debate over whether his signing met the criteria of [[Athletic Bilbao signing policy|the club’s policy]] as he had no link to the [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque region]] other than the short period of residency in the territory.<ref name=Debate/><ref name=Catalan/>

After graduating from Athletic’s youth academy at [[Lezama Facilities|Lezama]], Saborit spent three full seasons with [[Athletic Bilbao B|the reserves]] in [[Segunda División B]]. He played 36 games in [[2012–13 Segunda División B|2012–13]], [[2013 Segunda División B play-offs|playoffs]] included.

After graduating from Athletic’s youth academy at [[Lezama Facilities|Lezama]], Saborit spent three full seasons with [[Athletic Bilbao B|the reserves]] in [[Segunda División B]]. He played 36 games in [[2012–13 Segunda División B|2012–13]], [[2013 Segunda División B play-offs|playoffs]] included.