Jon Bautista

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bautistaand the second or maternal family name is Orgilles.

Jon Bautista

Bautista with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jon Bautista Orgilles [1]
Date of birth	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth	Mahón, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Eibar
Number	9
Youth career
	Touring
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Real Sociedad B	72	(28)
2016–2022	Real Sociedad	67	(6)
2019–2020	→ Eupen (loan)	26	(3)
2021–2022	→ Leganés (loan)	24	(1)
2022–	Eibar	102	(29)
International career
2018–2020	Basque Country	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2025

Jon Bautista Orgilles (born 3 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Eibar.

Club career

Real Sociedad

Bautista was born in Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands, but moved to Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country at a young age. ^[2] He was a Real Sociedad youth graduate after starting out at Touring KE, ^[3] and was promoted to the former's reserve team in the Segunda División B on 23 June 2014 ^[4] having made several appearances in that season's UEFA Youth League. ^{[5] [6]}

Bautista made his senior debut on 23 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Eneko Capilla in a 3–3 home draw against UB Conquense in the Segunda División B. ^[7] He scored his first senior goal on 27 September, opening the 4–0 home rout of CD Guadalajara. ^[8]

On 25 February 2016, Bautista renewed his contract until 2020. ^[9] He appeared in his first competitive match – and in La Liga – on 24 April, replacing fellow youth graduate Mikel Oyarzabal in the dying minutes of a 0–0 draw at Villarreal CF. ^[10]

Bautista scored his first professional goal on 8 May 2016, the winner in a 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano. ^[11] Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, he was definitively promoted to the main squad.

On 11 July 2019, having been used mainly as a backup to Willian José first and Alexander Isak later, ^{[12] [13]} Bautista was loaned to Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen for one year. ^[14] On 3 April 2021, he did not leave the bench for Real in the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, which ended in a 1–0 victory; ^{[15] [16]} additionally, he netted in both group-stage fixtures of the UEFA Europa League against HNK Rijeka (1–0 in Croatia, 2–2 at the Anoeta Stadium). ^{[17] [18]}

On 26 August 2021, Bautista moved to Segunda División side CD Leganés on a one-year loan deal. ^[19]

Eibar

On 22 July 2022, Bautista signed a three-year contract with SD Eibar. ^[20] He scored six goals from 40 appearances in his debut season, play-offs included. ^[21]

Personal life

Bautista's uncle, José María, was also a footballer. A left-back, he too was developed at Real Sociedad. ^{[22] [3]}

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2024 ^{[23] [24]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Sociedad B	2014–15	Segunda División B	25	2	—		—		—		25	2
	2015–16		29	14	—		—		—		29	14
	2016–17		18	12	—		—		—		18	12
	Total		72	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	28
Real Sociedad	2015–16	La Liga	4	1	0	0	—		—		4	1
	2016–17		12	3	1	0	—		—		13	3
	2017–18		11	1	2	0	7 [a]	1	—		20	2
	2018–19		18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
	2020–21		21	0	0	0	5 [a]	2	1 [b]	0	27	2
	2021–22		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		67	6	4	0	12	3	1	0	84	9
Eupen (loan)	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	26	3	1	0	—		—		27	3
Leganés (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	24	1	2	2	—		—		26	3
Eibar	2022–23		38	6	1	0	2 [c]	0	—		41	6
	2023–24		34	17	2	0	—		—		36	17
	Total		72	23	3	0	2	0	0	0	77	23
Career total			261	61	10	2	14	3	1	0	286	66

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in Supercopa de España
3. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Real Sociedad

• Copa del Rey: 2019–20 ^{[15] [16]}

Individual

• Segunda División Player of the Month: March 2023, ^[25] October 2023 ^[26]

References

1. "Jon Bautista". Diario AS . Retrieved 26 September 2023.
2. Orfila, Lluís (24 April 2016). "El mahonés Jon Bautista debuta en Primera División con la Real Sociedad" [Mahón's own Jon Bautista debuts in Primera División with Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Menorca.info. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
3. López, Ángel (24 February 2016). "Anoeta se prepara para un bautismo" [Anoeta gets ready for a baptism]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2016.
4. "Diez juveniles pasarán al Sanse" [Ten youths will move to Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
5. Rodrigo, Marco (20 March 2017). "Asoma la generación del 95" [The generation of 95 arrives]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
6. "U19: Utd 0 Sociedad 1". Manchester United F.C. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
7. Escribano, Beñat (24 August 2014). "Un punto loco" [Crazy point] (in Spanish). Vavel . Retrieved 20 December 2017.
8. "El Sanse arrasa al Guadalajara" [Sanse crush Guadalajara]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
9. "Bautista, Zubeldia, Odriozola and Sangalli renew with Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
10. Hernández, Javier (24 April 2016). "Submarino sin motor" [Submarine without engine]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
11. Rodríguez, Ángel (8 May 2016). "El Rayo se desangra" [Rayo bleed]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
12. González, Miguel (14 February 2017). "Dos delanteros, dos estilos para sustituir a Willian José" [Two forwards, two styles to replace Willian José]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
13. Irazusta, Tito (23 October 2020). "Ni Isak ni Willian José, Jon Bautista" [No Isak and no Willian José, Jon Bautista]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
14. "Cedido al KAS Eupen" [Loaned to KAS Eupen] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
15. Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
16. Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 April 2021.
17. "Rijeka 0–1 Real Sociedad: Jon Bautista, en el descuento, se trae el triunfo" [Rijeka 0–1 Real Sociedad: Jon Bautista, in injury time, brings home win]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
18. Badallo, Óscar (3 December 2020). "La Real Sociedad perdonó y lo pagó" [Real Sociedad forgave and paid for it]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
19. "Jon Bautista refuerza la delantera del C.D. Leganés" [Jon Bautista bolsters the forward lines of C.D. Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
20. "Bautista, sexto fichaje armero" [Bautista, sixth armero signing] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
21. "Stoichkov ha sido por segundo año consecutivo máximo goleador azulgrana" [Stoichkov was blue-and-garnet top scorer for second year in a row]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
22. "Bautista: José María Bautista Morente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
23. Jon Bautista at WorldFootball.net
24. Jon Bautista at Soccerway
25. "Jon Bautista named LaLiga SmartBank Player of the Month for March". La Liga. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
26. "Jon Bautista, Mejor Jugador de LALIGA HYPERMOTION en octubre" [Jon Bautista, Best LALIGA HYPERMOTION Player in October] (in Spanish). La Liga. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• Real Sociedad official profile
• Jon Bautista at BDFutbol