▁transferred ▁to ▁Real ▁Vall ad olid ▁on ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁an ▁un ass uming ▁campaign ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁made ▁only ▁one ▁official ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁L ions . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁solid ▁years ▁as ▁first - choice ▁in ▁Cast ile ▁and ▁León , ▁Bal en zi aga ▁returned ▁to ▁Athlet ic ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁to ▁challenge ▁for ▁a ▁first - team ▁spot ▁under ▁new ▁manager ▁Ern esto ▁Val ver de . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁ever ▁goal ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁helping ▁the ▁hosts ▁defeat ▁Se villa ▁FC ▁ 3 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁domestic ▁league . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Bal en zi aga ▁appeared ▁once ▁for ▁the ▁Spain ▁under - 2 1 ▁team , ▁playing ▁ 5 8 ▁minutes ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 4 ▁friendly ▁away ▁loss ▁to ▁Portugal ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁featured ▁for ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁Bas que ▁Country ▁regional ▁side . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Club ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Athlet ic ▁Bil ba o ▁Super cop a ▁de ▁España : ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁G ip uz ko a ▁Category : Span ish ▁football ers ▁Category : Bas que ▁football ers ▁Category