Aritz Elustondo

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Aritz Elustondo
Aritz Elustondo 2018.jpg
Elustondo with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aritz Elustondo Irribarria [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Beasain, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number 6
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Real Sociedad B 59 (6)
2012–2013Beasain (loan) 29 (0)
2015– Real Sociedad 207 (11)
International career
2016 Spain U21 1 (0)
2018– Basque Country 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:38, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Aritz Elustondo Irribarria (born 28 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back but also as a central defender for La Liga club Real Sociedad.

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Club career

Born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, [3] Elustondo graduated from Real Sociedad's youth system. On 13 July 2012, he was loaned to Tercera División club SD Beasain, [4] and made his senior debut for the latter.

Elustondo returned to his alma mater in June 2013, and was assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B. He signed a new contract on 31 January 2014, running until 2016. [5]

On 14 January 2015, Elustondo made his first-team debut, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Villarreal CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. [6] He first appeared in La Liga three days later, in the 0–1 home loss to Rayo Vallecano. [7]

Elustondo scored his first professional goal on 31 January 2015, but in a 4–1 defeat at Real Madrid. [8] On 3 January of the following year, after being regularly used by new manager Eusebio Sacristán, he agreed to an extension until 2020. [9]

Elustondo remained at Anoeta Stadium in the ensuing years, signing new deals in February 2018 (to June 2022) [10] and August 2020 (to June 2024). [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2024 [12] [13] [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Copa del Rey EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad B 2013–14 Segunda División B 31400314
2014–15 24200242
2015–16 400040
Total596000000596
Real Sociedad 2014–15 La Liga 412061
2015–16 31100311
2016–17 9030120
2017–18 193005 [lower-alpha 1] 0243
2018–19 27120291
2019–20 2205 [lower-alpha 2] 0270
2020–21 231203 [lower-alpha 1] 000281
2021–22 304406 [lower-alpha 1] 0404
2022–23 250506 [lower-alpha 1] 1361
2023–24 150505 [lower-alpha 3] 0250
2024–25 20000020
Total207112802510026012
Career total266172802510031918
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Real Sociedad

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References

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  4. "Zuhaitz Gurrutxagak eta Aritz Elustondok Beasainen jokatuko dute aurten" [Zuhaitz Gurrutxaga and Aritz Elustondo will play in Beasain this year] (in Basque). Beasain Hitza. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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  8. "Real Madrid smash David Moyes' Real Sociedad". ESPN FC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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