Talent Scout: Lertxundi Koikili
December 13th, 2007 by SM Dev (ste)
Not many clubs from La Liga look at players in their mid twenties plying their trade in the lower reaches of Spanish football, but then again not every club is unique and has a cantera policy like Athletic Bilbao.
During the summer Los Leones did exactly that, and signed unknown 26 year old left back Lertxundi Koikili. He was signed from Segunda B (third tier) club Sestao River in time for the start of the 2007/08 La Liga Season.
Koikili was originally signed for Bilbao as Asier del Horno’s back-up, but as football never turns out as you predict, del Horno is now Koikili’s back-up. Del Horno started the season as Bilbao’s left-back, but after a few shakey displays, was replaced by Koikili.
Since the start ofOctober, Koikili (who had been playing in the lower reaches of Spanish football prior to this season) has made the left-back position his own, and impressive performances against Barcelona and Real Madrid have strengthened his position within the starting XI.
The 26 year old Left-back is currently a 76 rated player, and if he manages to keep his place in the Rojiblancos side and continue with his impressive performances, then he will surely get a rating increase when the La Liga changes come round.
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7 Comments Add your own
1. MACCERS | January 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
come off it who would want a 26 year old thats rated 76 .. he aint gonna progress much more at that age
2. hopey | February 28th, 2008 at 5:05 am
well u look at bilbao’s starting 11 in real life
and how many players they have under 85 in sm?
probably nobody besides Koikili
3. whacky | April 26th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Well, his rating jumped a whopping 10 places… That outta be good… Now hes 86
4. daz | April 28th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
thanks to the scout i got him . for half a mill. now worth 5 mill
5. General Help/FAQ: Real-Li&hellip | June 23rd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
[…] to ousting Asier del Horno from the left-back position ended the season as an 88 rated player. Koikili was mentioned in the ‘Talent Scout’ section back in December, and those of you who […]
6. Member Success Stories: H&hellip | July 7th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
[…] the question is who has been your best buy to date on the game? For example it could be picking up Lertxundi Koikili as a 76 rated player or snapping up Bojan as a […]
7. guest | July 7th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
88 is as far as he can go with a mid table club
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