Aritz Aduriz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1981 | ||
Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Antiguoko | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Aurrerá | 25 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Bilbao Athletic | 90 | (18) |
2002–2003 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Burgos | 36 | (16) |
2004–2005 | Valladolid | 46 | (20) |
2006–2008 | Athletic Bilbao | 82 | (22) |
2008–2010 | Mallorca | 69 | (23) |
2010–2012 | Valencia | 58 | (17) |
2012– | Athletic Bilbao | 22 | (12) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Spain | 1 | (0) |
2006– | Basque Country | 7 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2012 |
Template:Spanish name Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia (born 11 February 1981 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a striker.
Club career
Athletic
Brought up through the ranks of the famed Lezama youth system at Athletic de Bilbao, although he arrived there at already 19, from amateurs CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, Aduriz made his first-team debut on 14 September 2002 against FC Barcelona, in a 0–2 home loss. He went on to spend almost three seasons (one in Burgos CF, one and-a-half in Real Valladolid) in the second division, before returning to Athletic in January 2006.[1]
Aduriz showed continuous progress ever since, attested by his nine La Liga goals in 34 games in the 2006–07 season, including a hat-trick against Real Zaragoza on 19 May 2007 (albeit in a 3–4 defeat).[2] In the following campaign, he was overshadowed by teammate Fernando Llorente, but still managed seven goals in 33 league appearances.
Mallorca
On 4 August 2008 Aduriz became the first player to score at the Colchester Community Stadium, in a friendly match with Colchester United. On the 25th Athletic Bilbao announced he had been sold to RCD Mallorca, signing a four-year contract.[3]
On 26 October Aduriz scored a brace for his new club, in a 3–0 home success over RCD Espanyol,[4] and finished his first year as the side's top scorer, for a final 9th position. He repeated the individual feat in the 2009–10 season – improving to 12 – as the Balearic Islands side ranked higher (fifth, with UEFA Europa League qualification).
Valencia
29-year old Aduriz moved to Valencia CF on 14 July 2010, for about €4 million.[5] He scored on his official debut on 28 August, opening the scoresheet at Málaga CF in an eventual 3–1 win.[6]
From January 2011, after the arrival of Brazilian Jonas in the winter transfer window, and due to the fact manager Unai Emery often only played with one pure striker – Roberto Soldado – Aduriz found himself on the bench more often than not. He still managed to finish his first season as a Che with 14 official goals, including two in the side's UEFA Champions League campaign, one in each of the games against Bursaspor.[7][8]
Return to Bilbao
On 27 June 2012, aged 31, Aduriz rejoined first professional club Athletic Bilbao for a fee in the region of €2.5 million, signing for three seasons.[9] On 23 August he scored his first goals in his second spell, netting a brace in a 6−0 home win against HJK Helsinki for the Europa League playoff round (9−3 on aggregate);[10] on 20 October he returned to the Mestalla Stadium to face his previous team and netted twice, albeit in a 2−3 loss.[11]
Aduriz continued with his form on 4 November 2012, scoring two goals in a 2−1 away win over Granada CF.[12]
International career
After an impressive start to his Valencia career, 29-year old Aduriz earned a first call-up to the Spanish national team, being picked for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers in October 2010. On the 8th he made his debut, replacing Fernando Llorente for the last 15 minutes of a 3–1 home win against Lithuania.
Club statistics
As of 10 February 2013 [13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aurrerá Vitoria | 1999–2000 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
Bilbao Athletic | 2000–01 | 33 | 8 | – | – | 33 | 8 | ||
2001–02 | 35 | 7 | – | – | 35 | 7 | |||
2002–03 | 22 | 3 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
Total | 90 | 18 | – | – | 90 | 18 | |||
Athletic Bilbao | 2002–03 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
Burgos CF | 2003–04 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 16 | |
Total | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 16 | ||
Valladolid | 2004–05 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | – | 38 | 16 | |
2005–06 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 6 | ||
Total | 46 | 20 | 6 | 2 | – | 52 | 22 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2005–06 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 6 | |
2006–07 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 9 | ||
2007–08 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | – | 38 | 8 | ||
Mallorca | 2008–09 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | – | 40 | 11 | |
2009–10 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 37 | 13 | ||
Total | 69 | 23 | 8 | 1 | – | 77 | 24 | ||
Valencia | 2010–11 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 18 |
2011–12 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 9 | |
Total | 58 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 83 | 27 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 2012–13 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 |
Total | 107 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 124 | 39 | |
Career totals | 431 | 128 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 489 | 146 |
References
- ^ Aduriz back in Bilbao; UEFA.com, 19 December 2005
- ^ Real Zaragoza 4–3 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 19 May 2007
- ^ El Athletic traspasa a Aduriz al Mallorca (Athletic sells Aduriz to Mallorca); Sport, 25 August 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Mallorca 3-0 Espanyol". ESPN Soccernet. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Aduriz ya es jugador del Valencia (Aduriz a Valencia player); Marca, 14 July 2010 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Valencia shrug off departures". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "El Valencia sale líder del infierno turco" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
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- ^ "Athletic seal Aduriz return". ESPN Soccernet. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Bielsa delighted as Athletic get back on track". UEFA.com. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "La épica silencia los silbidos" (in Spanish). Marca. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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- ^ Official site statistics
External links
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from San Sebastián
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga footballers
- Segunda División footballers
- Segunda División B footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Burgos CF footballers
- Real Valladolid footballers
- RCD Mallorca footballers
- Valencia CF footballers
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