Jon Aurtenetxe

Jon Aurtenetxe

Aurtenetxe (right) in action for Athletic Bilbao
Personal information
Full name Jon Aurtenetxe Borde
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992
Place of birth Amorebieta, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back, Left back
Youth career
2001–2002 Amorebieta
2002–2011 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Athletic Bilbao 72 (2)
2011 Bilbao Athletic 3 (0)
2013–2014Celta (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016Tenerife (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017 Mirandés 17 (1)
National team
2008–2009 Spain U17 8 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 8 (1)
2012–2013 Spain U21 2 (0)
2011– Basque Country 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2013

Jon Aurtenetxe Borde (born 3 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays mainly as a centre back but also as a left back.

Club career

Born in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay, Aurtenetxe joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system at the age of 10, arriving from neighbouring SD Amorebieta and being a finalist in the Copa del Rey Juvenil in 2009 (he would conquer that competition the following year). On 16 December of that year, even before playing his first game with the reserves, the 17-year-old appeared for the first team in the UEFA Europa League, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 group stage home loss against SV Werder Bremen.[1]

Aurtenetxe (right) playing against Barcelona in 2012

Aurtenetxe made his La Liga debut on 28 August 2010, starting and being booked in a 1–0 win at Hércules CF.[2] His season was curtailed by a serious shoulder injury,[3] and he was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2011–12 under new manager Marcelo Bielsa;[4] he played 54 official matches during the campaign and scored four goals, to help the Basques reach both the Copa del Rey and the Europa League finals – he netted an important one in the club's 1–2 away loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the latter competition's semi-finals (4–3 aggregate win).[5]

Aurtenetxe was a regular selection for Athletic in 2012–13 but, after the appointment of Ernesto Valverde as manager, he was overlooked for Mikel Balenziaga and featured rarely.[6] He served loans at Celta Vigo (top division)[7] and CD Tenerife (Segunda División),[8] and in summer 2016 he terminated his contract and moved to second level side CD Mirandés on a one-year deal.[9]

Club statistics

As of match played 29 May 2016[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[12] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bilbao Athletic 2010–11 3030
Total 3030
Athletic Bilbao 2009–10 0000100010
2010–11 10020120
2011–12 31191142544
2012–13 2712020311
2014–15 40201070
Total 722151182001055
Celta 2013–14 20000200
Total 20000200
Tenerife 2015–16 23010240
Total 23010240
Career totals 1182161182001525

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao

Country

Spain U19
Spain U17

References

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