Jon Magunazelaia | |
Full Name: | Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia |
Birth Date: | 13 July 2001 |
Birth Place: | Eibar, Spain |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | Real Sociedad |
Clubnumber: | 25 |
Youthclubs1: | Eibar |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Real Sociedad |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Caps1: | 31 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2021–2024 |
Caps2: | 71 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Years3: | 2022– |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 25 May 2024 |
Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia (born 13 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Sociedad.
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 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 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 104 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 16 |