Jon Guridi Aldalur (born 28 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Alavés. Often deployed as a midfielder, he can also play as a right-back or right wing-back.

Jon Guridi
Guridi with Real Sociedad
Personal information
Full name Jon Guridi Aldalur
Date of birth (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Azpeitia, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, right wing-back
Team information
Current team
Alavés
Number 18
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Real Sociedad B 82 (8)
2017–2022 Real Sociedad 30 (1)
2019–2020Mirandés (loan) 48 (5)
2022– Alavés 74 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

Career

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Real Sociedad

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Guridi training with Real Sociedad in 2018

Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Guridi was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. On 11 July 2014 he was promoted to the reserve team in Segunda División B,[1] and made his senior debut on 13 September by starting in a 3–2 away loss against Sestao River.[2]

Guridi scored his first professional goal on 10 October 2015, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against the same opponent.[3] The following 10 February, he renewed his contract until 2018.[4]

Guridi made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 18 March 2017, starting in a 1–0 away loss against local rivals Deportivo Alavés.[5] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.

Guridi scored his first professional goal on 3 November 2019, netting his team's first in a 4–2 loss at Elche CF, and was a regular starter as Mirandés avoided relegation.

Loan to Mirandés

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In January 2019, Guridi was loaned to CD Mirandés, achieving promotion from the third division at the end of the season.[6] His loan was extended for the entire 2019–20 campaign.

Return from loan

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Upon returning from loan, Guridi was assigned to the main squad in the top tier, and scored his first goal in the category on 22 May 2022, netting his team's only in a 2–1 home loss against Atlético Madrid.

Alavés

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On 11 July 2022, free agent Guridi signed a four-year contract with Deportivo Alavés, recently relegated to the second division.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 May 2022[8]
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 11 0 11 0
2015–16 34 3 34 3
2016–17 28 3 28 3
2018–19 9 2 9 2
Total 82 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 8
Real Sociedad 2016–17 La Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21 17 0 2 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 22 0
2021–22 8 1 1 1 0 0 9 2
Total 30 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 36 2
Mirandés (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 12 2 0 0 6[c] 0 18 2
2019–20 Segunda División 36 3 5 0 41 3
Total 48 5 5 0 0 0 6 0 59 5
Career total 160 14 8 1 2 0 7 0 177 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "El Sanse al completo, en acción" [The full Sanse, in action] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "El Sanse se queda a un paso de remontar en Sestao (3–2)" [Sanse stay one foot of completing a comeback in Sestao (3–2)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "El Sanse rescata un buen punto en el descuento (1–1)" [Sanse rescue a good point in the stoppage time (1–1)] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Guridi, Merquelanz and Lapeña renew with Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Deyverson amarga otro derbi a la Real" [Deyverson bitters another derby to Real] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Jon Guridi, nuevo jugador del Club Deportivo Mirandés para lo que resta de temporada" [Jon Guridi, new player of Club Deportivo Mirandés for the remainder of the season] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Jon Guridi se compromete con el Deportivo Alavés para las próximas cuatro temporadas" [Jon Guridi signs with Deportivo Alavés for the following four seasons] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  8. ^ Jon Guridi at BDFutbol
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