Jon Karrikaburu

Jon Karrikaburu
Personal information
Full name	Jon Karrikaburu Jaimerena
Date of birth	19 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Elizondo, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Racing Santander; (on loan from Real Sociedad)
Youth career
2014–2019	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Real Sociedad C
2021–2022	Real Sociedad B
2021–	Real Sociedad
2023	→ Leganés (loan)
2023–2024	→ Alavés (loan)
2024	→ Andorra (loan)
2024–	→ Racing Santander (loan)
International career‡
2021–2022	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022

Jon Karrikaburu Jaimerena (born 19 September 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Racing de Santander, on loan from Real Sociedad.

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2024^[11]^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Catalunya

References

^ "Karrikaburu, goles desde Elizondo" [Karrikaburu, goals from Elizondo] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Hasta 2026" [Until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "La Real B de Xabi Alonso regresa a Segunda 59 años después" [Xabi Alonso's Real B returns to Segunda after 59 years] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Estreno prometedor de los de Xabi Alonso" [Promising start of Xabi Alonso's boys] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "La Real se crece en la adversidad" [Real grow in the adversity] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Cedido al CD Leganés" [Loaned to CD Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ "Cedido al Deportivo Alavés" [Loaned to Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Finaliza su cesión" [Ends his loan] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "Cedido al FC Andorra" [Loaned to FC Andorra] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "Cedido al Racing de Santander" [Loaned to Racing de Santander] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ Jon Karrikaburu at Soccerway
^ Jon Karrikaburu at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2023.