Mikel Jauregizar

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Mikel Jauregizar
Personal information
Full name Mikel Jauregizar Alboniga
Date of birth (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Bermeo, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 23
Youth career
Bermeo
2021–2022 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Bermeo 1 (0)
2022–2023 Basconia 29 (3)
2023–2024 Bilbao Athletic 15 (1)
2023– Athletic Bilbao 44 (2)
International career
2024– Spain U21 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Mikel Jauregizar Alboniga (born 13 November 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

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Career

Jauregizar began his career with hometown club Bermeo, making a single appearance for their senior team in 2019 at the age of 15. He moved to Athletic Bilbao's youth academy on 1 April 2021. [1] In 2022, he started playing with their third team Basconia. He was promoted to the second team, Bilbao Athletic, for the 2023–24 season. [2] In October 2023, he began training with the senior Athletic Bilbao squad after injuries to some of their regulars. [3] On 20 November 2023, he extended his contract with the club until 2028. [4]

Jauregizar made his professional debut for Athletic Bilbao as a substitute (replacing his friend and fellow former Bermeo player Unai Gómez) in a 3–0 Copa del Rey win over CD Cayón on 7 December 2023. [5] Nine days later he again came off the bench for his debut in La Liga, a 2–0 home victory over Atlético Madrid. [6]

After establishing himself as an important member of the team in 2024–25 he was assigned the '18' squad number, only worn by significant figures Bittor Alkiza, Carlos Gurpegui and the retiring Óscar de Marcos in the previous three decades. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2025 [8] [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Copa del Rey Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bermeo 2019–20 Tercera División 1010
Basconia 2022–23 Tercera Federación 2932 [a] 0313
Athletic Bilbao B 2022–23 Primera Federación 1010
2023–24 Segunda Federación 141141
Total151151
Athletic Bilbao 2023–24 La Liga 7030100
2024–25 La Liga3422011 [b] 11 [c] 0483
2025–26 La Liga3000000030
Total4425011110593
Career total89650111301087
  1. Appearances in Tercera Federación play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours

Bilbao Athletic

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. Beltrán, Javier (1 April 2021). "El Athletic recruits al juvenil del Bermeo, Jauregizar" [Athletic captures the Bermeo youth, Jauregizar]. El Correo.
  2. "Jauregizar y Canales se quedan en el Bilbao Athletic y más movimientos en Lezama" [Jauregizar and Canales stay at Bilbao Athletic and more movements in Lezama]. La Cantera de Lezama. 26 August 2023.
  3. Beltrán, Javier R. (3 October 2023). "Jauregizar, de tapado en Lezama a alternativa para Valverde" [Jauregizar, from cover at Lezama to alternative for Valverde]. Diario AS.
  4. Sulbaran, Jeickson (20 November 2023). "El Athletic blinda al cerebro del Bilbao Athletic" [Athletic shields the brain of Bilbao Athletic]. BilbaoHiria.
  5. Mejías, Noelia (8 December 2023). "El gesto de Jauregizar con el equipo de su pueblo en su debut con el Athletic: "Es un momentazo"" [Jauregizar's gesture to his hometown team on his debut with Athletic: "It's a great moment"]. ElDesmarque.
  6. "Athletic Club beat Atletico to close on UCL spots". ESPN. 16 December 2023.
  7. Herrán, Alfonso (26 May 2025). "Jauregizar hereda el icónico 18" [Jauregizar inherits the iconic 18]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. Mikel Jauregizar at BDFutbol
  9. Mikel Jauregizar at Soccerway
  10. "El Bilbao Athletic ya es Campeón: Un año después regresará a Primera Federación" [Bilbao Athletic are now champions: A year later they return to the Primera Federación]. GolsMedia (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  11. Real, Mario Reinoso del (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS.