Aritz Aduriz

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Aritz Aduriz
Personal information
Full name	Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia
Date of birth	February 11, 1981 (1981-02-11) (age 27)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Athletic Bilbao
Number	23
Youth clubs
-1999	Antiguoko
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000-2003 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Aurrerá Bilbao Athletic Athletic Bilbao Burgos Valladolid Athletic Bilbao	25 (0) 90 (19) 3 (0) 36 (16) 46 (20) 82 (22)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 7, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of September 4, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia (born February 11, 1981 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish/Basque football player who currently plays for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's La Liga.

Brought up through the ranks of the famed Lezama youth system at Athletic Bilbao, he debuted on September 14, 2002 against FC Barcelona in a 2-0 home loss^[1]. He went on to spend almost three seasons (one in Burgos CF, one and a half in Real Valladolid) in second division, before returning to Athletic in January 2006. He has shown continuous progress ever since, attested by his 9 goals in 33 games in the 2006-2007 season, including a hat-trick against Real Zaragoza on May 19, 2007 (a game Athletic lost 4-3)^[2].

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[edit] External links

• Official webpage
• Player stats on Athletic's official website

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