Jon Aramburu
 Aramburu as a Real Sociedad player in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Deportivo La Guaira | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Deportivo La Guaira | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Real Unión | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Real Sociedad B | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Real Sociedad | 80 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Venezuela U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Venezuela U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Venezuela U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Venezuela | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:06, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías (born 23 July 2002) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Venezuela national team.
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Aramburu was a part of Real Sociedad's youth academy in Spain from 2016 to 2017, but due to FIFA regulations had to return to Venezuela.[1] He joined the youth academy of Deportivo La Guaira, and began his senior career with them in 2020 where they won the 2020 Venezuelan Primera División.[2]
Real Unión
[edit]On 3 August 2022, he transferred to the Spanish club Real Unión in the Primera Federación for two seasons with an option for a third.[3]
Real Sociedad
[edit]On 1 August 2023, he signed with Real Sociedad B on a three-year contract.[4]
On 1 November 2023, he made his first team debut at the Copa del Rey against Buñol in a 1–0 away victory.[5]
He made his debut in the La Liga playing for Real Sociedad on 20 January 2024 in a match against Celta Vigo, starting the game and playing the first 45 minutes. A few weeks later, he made his Champions League debut, coming on in the 87th minute against PSG in the round of 16.
International career
[edit]Born in Venezuela, Aramburu is of Basque descent through his grandparents, and holds dual citizenship with Spain.[1] He played for the Venezuela U17s at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.[citation needed] He also played for the at the 2022 and 2023 Maurice Revello Tournaments.[6][7] He made his debut with the senior Venezuela national team in a friendly 0–0 tie over Guatemala on 18 June 2023.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Aramburu is of Basque descent and holds Spanish nationality.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2020 | Venezuelan Primera División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | Venezuelan Primera División | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Venezuelan Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2 | ||
| Real Unión | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Real Sociedad B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Real Sociedad | 2023–24 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 105 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Copa Federación de España
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 30 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aramburu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2024 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay |
0–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Deportivo La Guaira
Real Sociedad
Venezuela
- FIFA Series runner-up: 2026[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Aramburu sueña con volver a la Real" [Aramburu dreams of returning to Real]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 November 2021.
- ^ Sabedra, Fabiola (21 July 2022). "Jon Aramburu probará suerte en el extranjero". Últimas Noticias.
- ^ "Jon Mikel Aramburu, nuevo jugador del Real Unión – Real Unión Club".
- ^ "Real Sociedad oficializó la firma del defensor vinotinto Jon Aramburu y estará jugando en el Sanse". OneFootball. 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Venezuela − J. Aramburu". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "La Vinotinto juvenil tiene sus convocados para el Torneo Maurice Revello - lavinotinto.com".
- ^ "Venezuela squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com.
- ^ Reis, Fabiana Dos (21 June 2023). "Martínez, Pereira, Marqués y Aramburu: así vivieron su debut vinotinto". Idioma FutVE.
- ^ dearmas, Bloque. "FIFA Series: Uzbekistán vence a Venezuela por la tanda de penales". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Jon Aramburu at BDFutbol
- Jon Aramburu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jon Aramburu at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jon Aramburu at Soccerway
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Caracas
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Venezuela men's youth international footballers
- Venezuelan people of Spanish descent
- Venezuelan people of Basque descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Primera Federación players
- Real Unión footballers
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- 2024 Copa América players
- Real Sociedad footballers
- La Liga players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen