Jon Aurtenetxe

Jon Aurtenetxe
Aurtenetxe in action for Athletic Bilbao in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jon Aurtenetxe Borde
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Amorebieta, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2002 Amorebieta
2002–2011 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Athletic Bilbao 72 (2)
2011 Athletic Bilbao B 3 (0)
2013–2014Celta (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016Tenerife (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017 Mirandés 17 (1)
2017 Amorebieta 2 (0)
2017–2018 Dundee 16 (0)
2018–2019 Amorebieta 16 (2)
2019 Adelaide Comets 17 (1)
2019–2020 Atlético Baleares 22 (0)
2021 Las Rozas 16 (1)
2021–2023 Miedź Legnica 40 (1)
2023–2024 Logroñés 30 (0)
2024– Amorebieta 1 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Spain U17 8 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 8 (1)
2012–2013 Spain U21 2 (0)
2011–2017 Basque Country 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Jon Aurtenetxe Borde (born 3 January 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a left-back but also as a central defender for Primera Federación – Group 1 club SD Amorebieta.

Club career

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Athletic Bilbao

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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[1]– he would lift the trophy the following year.[2] 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 3–0 group stage home loss against SV Werder Bremen.[3]

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.[4] His season was curtailed by a serious shoulder injury,[5] and he was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2011–12 under new manager Marcelo Bielsa;[6] he played 54 official matches during the campaign and scored four goals to help the Basques to reach both the Copa del Rey and the Europa League finals,[7] netting an important one in the club's 2–1 away defeat to Sporting CP in the latter competition's semi-finals (4–3 aggregate victory).[8]

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.[9] He served loans at top-flight RC Celta de Vigo[10] and CD Tenerife of Segunda División,[11] and in summer 2016 he terminated his contract and moved to second-tier side CD Mirandés on a one-year deal.[12]

Amorebieta and Dundee

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In August 2017, after some weeks without a club, Aurtenexte joined Segunda División B's Amorebieta, returning to where he had played as a child 15 years earlier and reuniting with his former Athletic teammate Joseba Etxeberria who was now acting as manager.[13][14] On 29 August, it was announced that he had left.[15]

On 30 August 2017, Aurtenetxe signed for Dundee on a contract until January 2018.[16] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 28 October, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home loss against Hamilton Academical.[17] He agreed to a new deal on 12 January 2018 that kept him at Dens Park until the end of the season,[18] following which he was released.[19]

Aurtenetxe returned to Amorebieta for the 2018 pre-season, on the same understanding as the previous year that he would be allowed to leave if he received a better offer from another club.[20] On 19 July, he acted as captain in a friendly against former employers Athletic Bilbao.[21]

Later career

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In late December 2018, Aurtenetxe agreed to join Australian National Premier League side Adelaide Comets FC for the upcoming season, with the deal being made effective the following month.[22][23] He returned to Spain and its third level on 18 July 2019, signing a one-year contract at CD Atlético Baleares.[24]

On 4 July 2021, following a brief spell at Madrid-based Las Rozas CF, Aurtenetxe moved abroad again with Miedź Legnica in the Polish I liga.[25] He was crowned champion in his first season, with the subsequent promotion to the Ekstraklasa.[26] He left by mutual consent in February 2023, after eight top-division appearances.[27]

Aurtenetxe went back to his homeland in July 2023, signing for Primera Federación club SD Logroñés.[28] On 6 August 2024, he returned for a third stint at Amorebieta.[29]

International career

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Aurtenetxe won two caps for the Spain under-21 team, in as many friendlies. His debut was on 13 November 2012, in a 3–1 defeat of Italy in Siena.[30][31]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 January 2019[32][33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bilbao Athletic 2010–11 Segunda División B 3 0 3 0
Athletic Bilbao 2009–10 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 10 0 2 0 12 0
2011–12 31 1 9 1 14[a] 2 54 4
2012–13 27 1 2 0 2[a] 0 31 1
2014–15 4 0 2 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Total 72 2 15 1 18 2 0 0 105 5
Celta (loan) 2013–14 La Liga 20 0 0 0 20 0
Tenerife (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 23 0 1 0 24 0
Mirandés 2016–17 Segunda División 17 1 1 0 18 1
Amorebieta 2017–18 Segunda División B 2 0 0 0 2 0
Dundee 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Amorebieta 2018–19 Segunda División B 16 2 0 0 16 2
Career total 169 5 19 1 0 0 18 2 0 0 206 8
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Athletic Bilbao

Miedź Legnica

Spain U19

Spain U17

References

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  1. ^ "El Sevilla, campeón de la Copa del Rey juvenil" [Sevilla, youth King's Cup champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ "El Athletic se proclama campeón de la Copa del Rey Juveniles" [Athletic are proclaimed youth King's Cup champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 June 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (16 December 2009). "Mucho Werder para poco Athletic" [Too much Werder for little Athletic]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Llorente lifts Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Aurtenetxe es operado de su lesión de hombro" [Aurtenetxe undergoes shoulder injury operation]. El Correo (in Spanish). 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Bielsa lleva a Londres a los sub'19 Aurtenetxe y Ramalho" [Bielsa takes under-19s Aurtenetxe and Ramalho to London]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Jon Aurtenetxe amplía su contrato con el Athletic hasta 2017" [Jon Aurtenetxe extends his contract with Athletic until 2017]. La Información (in Spanish). 13 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ Koylu, Enis (19 April 2012). "Sporting Lisbon 2–1 Athletic Bilbao: Capel nets winner as Portuguese side comes from behind to take precious lead into second leg". Goal. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Aurtenetxe, el último de la lista de Valverde" [Aurtenetxe, last one on Valverde's list]. El Correo (in Spanish). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Aurtenetxe se marcha al Celta de Vigo" [Aurtenetxe goes to Celta de Vigo]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  11. ^ "El CD Tenerife consigue la cesión de Aurtenetxe" [CD Tenerife get loan of Aurtenetxe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  12. ^ Zaballa, Carlos (12 August 2016). "Aurtenetxe ficha por el Mirandés" [Aurtenetxe signs for Mirandés]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Aurtenetxe y Gorka Iturraspe marcan con la SD Amorebieta" [Aurtenetxe y Gorka Iturraspe score with SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. ^ Zabala, Jon (20 August 2017). "De jugar la final de la Europa League a hacerlo en Segunda B ¡con sólo 25 años!" [From playing in the Europa League final to Segunda B at only 25 years old!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  15. ^ Lorimer, Scott (29 August 2017). "Ex-Athletic Bilbao star leaves Spanish side amid Dundee move speculation". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Dundee sign defender Aurtenetxe". Sky Sports. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Dundee 1–3 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Jon signs extension". Dundee F.C. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Player update". Dundee F.C. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  20. ^ Baraja, Jon (17 July 2018). "Un Amorebieta renovado de acento local" [A renewed Amorebieta with local accent]. Deia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Preseason's first victory". Athletic Bilbao. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  22. ^ Suso, Ramón (24 December 2018). "Otra aventura de Aurtenetxe lejos de casa" [Another adventure away from home for Aurtenetxe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  23. ^ "From Messi and Ronaldo to Adelaide Comets for ex-La Liga defender Jon Aurtenetxe". The Advertiser. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  24. ^ Jaume, Tolo (18 July 2019). "Aurtenetxe, un fichaje de Primera para el ATB" [Aurtenetxe, Primera signing for ATB]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  25. ^ Beltrán, Javier (4 July 2021). "Aurtenetxe se marcha a Polonia tras sus experiencias en Escocia y Australia" [Aurtenetxe goes to Poland after his experiences in Scotland and Australia]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  26. ^ Janas, Piotr (12 May 2022). "Bohaterowie Miedzi Legnica – tym piłkarzom Miedzianka zawdzięcza awans do PKO Ekstraklasy" [Heroes of Miedź Legnica – these players get promoted to the PKO Ekstraklasa with Miedzianka] (in Polish). Sportowy 24. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Jon Aurtenetxe Borde opuszcza Miedź" [Jon Aurtenetxe Borde leaves Miedź] (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  28. ^ Simón, José Manuel (6 July 2023). "Jon Aurtenetxe regresa a la Primera RFEF y ficha por la SD Logroñés ¡como central!" [Jon Aurtenetxe returns to Primera RFEF and signs for SD Logroñés as stopper!] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  29. ^ "El zornotzarra Jon Aurtenetxe regresa a la SD Amorebieta" [Zornotza native Jon Aurtenetxe returns to SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Durangon. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Deulofeu contribuye al triunfo de la Sub21 en Siena" [Deulofeu contributes to Under21 win in Siena]. Sport (in Spanish). 13 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  31. ^ Villalobos, Fran (5 February 2013). "España invierte en su futuro" [Spain invest in their future]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  32. ^ Jon Aurtenetxe at Athletic Bilbao
  33. ^ a b c d Jon Aurtenetxe at Soccerway
  34. ^ "Crónica del República Checa-España, 2–3" [Czech Republic-Spain match report, 2–3] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  35. ^ "La sub 17 empezará la próxima semana a preparar el Mundial" [The under 17s will start World Cup preparations next week]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  36. ^ "Consuelo de bronce" [Bronze consolation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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