Aritz Elustondo
Spanish footballer (born 1994)
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Aritz Elustondo Irribarria (born 28 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back but also as a central defender for La Liga club Real Sociedad.
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Elustondo with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aritz Elustondo Irribarria[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beasain, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2][1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Real Sociedad B | 59 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | → Beasain (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2015– | Real Sociedad | 240 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Basque Country | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:01, 22 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country,[3] Elustondo graduated from Real Sociedad's youth system. On 13 July 2012, he was loaned to Tercera División club SD Beasain,[4] and made his senior debut for the latter.
Elustondo returned to his alma mater in June 2013, and was assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B. He signed a new contract on 31 January 2014, running until 2016.[5]
On 14 January 2015, Elustondo made his first-team debut, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Villarreal CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[6] He first appeared in La Liga three days later, in the 0–1 home loss to Rayo Vallecano.[7]
Elustondo scored his first professional goal on 31 January 2015, but in a 4–1 defeat at Real Madrid.[8] On 3 January of the following year, having been regularly used by new manager Eusebio Sacristán, he agreed to an extension until 2020.[9]
Elustondo remained at Anoeta Stadium in the ensuing years, signing new deals in February 2018 (to June 2022)[10] and August 2020 (to June 2024).[11] He made his 300th competitive for Real on 30 November 2025, in a 2–3 home loss against Villarreal.[12][13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 31 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2014–15 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 240 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 18 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
