Jon Magunazelaia

Jon Magunazelaia
Personal information
Full name Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Eibar, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number 25
Youth career
Eibar
2016–2020 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Real Sociedad C 31 (6)
2021–2024 Real Sociedad B 71 (12)
2022– Real Sociedad 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024

Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia (born 13 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Sociedad.

Career

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Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Magunazelaia joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2016 from SD Eibar, after being linked to Athletic Bilbao.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 18 October 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 Tercera División away loss against Gernika Club.[3]

Magunazelaia scored his first senior goals on 8 December 2020, netting a hat-trick for the C's in a 5–2 home success over JD Somorrostro.[4] During the 2020–21 campaign, he scored five goals in 24 appearances as the C-side achieved promotion to Segunda División RFEF.

Magunazelaia made his professional debut with the reserves on 18 September 2021, starting and scoring the opener in a 1–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División.[5] He netted a further two goals in 26 appearances for the B-team during the season, suffering team relegation.

Magunazelaia made his first team debut on 27 October 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Jon Karrikaburu in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League away win over AC Omonia. His La Liga debut occurred three days later, as he replaced Carlos Fernández in a 2–0 home loss to Real Betis.

On 11 January 2023, Magunazelaia renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2026.[6] He was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2024–25 season, wearing the number 25 jersey.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad C 2020–21 Tercera División 23 5 23 5
2021–22 Segunda Federación 8 1 8 1
Total 31 6 31 6
Real Sociedad B 2021–22 Segunda División 26 3 26 3
2022–23 Primera Federación 29 7 2[a] 0 31 7
2023–24 Primera Federación 11 1 11 1
Total 66 11 2 0 68 11
Real Sociedad 2022–23 La Liga 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 5 0
2023–24 La Liga 5 0 5 0 1[c] 0 11 0
2024–25 La Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 9 0 6 0 3 0 18 0
Career total 106 16 6 0 3 0 2 0 117 16
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearacnces in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "Athletic y Real Sociedad interesados en la nueva perla de la cantera de la SD Eibar" [Athletic and Real Sociedad interested in the new pearl of SD Eibar's youth setup] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Magunazelaia, como Oyarzabal" [Magunazelaia, as Oyarzabal] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Derrota en inferioridad" [Defeat in a lesser number] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Otra más" [Another one] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "El asedio del Zaragoza solo vale un punto ante un buen Sanse" [Zaragoza's harassment only worths a point against a good Sanse] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Renueva hasta 2026" [Renews until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Magunazelaia sube al primer equipo y Susic se queda el '24′" [Magunazelaia promote to the first team and Susic stays with the '24'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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