Jon Magunazelaia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2001 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 | |||
Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia (born 13 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Sociedad.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 105 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearacnces in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Magunazelaia, como Oyarzabal" [Magunazelaia, as Oyarzabal] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Derrota en inferioridad" [Defeat in a lesser number] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Otra más" [Another one] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Renueva hasta 2026" [Renews until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Jon Magunazelaia at BDFutbol
- Jon Magunazelaia at Soccerway