| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jon Karrikaburu Jaimerena | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Elizondo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Real Sociedad C | 38 | (32) |
| 2021–2022 | Real Sociedad B | 45 | (15) |
| 2021– | Real Sociedad | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Leganés (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Alavés (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Andorra (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 41 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2022 | |||
Jon Karrikaburu Jaimerena (born 19 September 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Sociedad.
Born in Elizondo, Navarre, Karrikaburu joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2014, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team at the age of just 17 on 14 September 2019, starting and scoring his team's only in a 2–1 Tercera División away loss against Pasaia. [1]
Karrikaburu scored ten goals for the C's during his first senior season, and netted an impressive rate of 22 goals in only 20 matches for the side in his second; highlights included two hat-tricks against Aurrerá Ondarroa (4–1 home win) and Balmaseda (4–2 away win) and four goals in a 6–1 thrashing of Deusto. On his debut for the reserves on 28 March 2021, he also scored the side's third in a 4–1 win over Alavés B in the Segunda División B.
On 3 May 2021, Karrikaburu renewed his contract until 2026. [2] He made an instant impact for the B-side after his debut, contributing with four goals in nine appearances as his side returned to the Segunda División after a 59-year absence; one of his goals was an extra time winner in a 2–1 defeat of Algeciras, which sealed Sanse's promotion. [3]
Karrikaburu made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 home win over CD Leganés. [4] He made his first team debut on 30 September, replacing fellow youth graduate Mikel Oyarzabal in a 1–1 home draw against Monaco, for the season's UEFA Europa League. [5]
On 15 January 2023, Karrikaburu was loaned to second division side Leganés for the remainder of the season. [6] On 1 September, he moved to Alavés in the top tier also in a temporary deal. [7]
On 6 January 2024, after being rarely used, Karrikaburu's loan with Alavés was terminated, [8] and he moved to FC Andorra in the second division on loan for the remainder of the season the following day. [9] On 20 July, he agreed to a one-year loan to fellow league team Racing de Santander. [10]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad C | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | |||
| 2020–21 | Tercera División | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | 20 | 22 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | 38 | 32 | |||||
| Real Sociedad B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 36 | 11 | — | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 15 | — | — | — | 45 | 15 | |||||
| Real Sociedad | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 [a] | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Leganés (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Alavés (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| Andorra (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 21 | 3 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 58 | ||