Athletic Bilbao Born in
Pamplona, Ekiza arrived at
Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 14, being eligible to represent the
Basque through his
Navarrese roots. He spent his first two senior seasons with
CD Basconia, the club's third team. Subsequently, Ekiza played with
the reserves in the
Segunda División B, being sparingly used over two years. On 8 January 2011, after a string of injuries to the defensive sector in the first team awarded him with promotion to the main squad, he made his
La Liga debut in a 1–1 away draw against
Málaga CF, playing the full 90 minutes; he finished his
first top-flight campaign established in the starting XI, beating competition from seasoned veterans
Fernando Amorebieta,
Aitor Ocio and
Ustaritz and being
booked only once. Ekiza lost his starting spot to
Aymeric Laporte and
Carlos Gurpegui in
2013–14 due to repeated injuries, and only appeared once in the league during the season, 37 minutes in a 2–1 win at
Real Valladolid. On 31 July 2014, he terminated his contract with the Lions and signed a two-year deal with fellow top-tier side
SD Eibar hours later.
Later years On 21 July 2017,
Cypriot First Division club
AC Omonia announced the signing of Ekiza from Ukraine's
FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi. Two years later, following a spell in the same country and league with
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, the 31-year-old announced his retirement from football. ==Career statistics==