Jon Bautista

Spanish footballer (born 1995)
Jon Bautista
Bautista with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jon Bautista Orgilles[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Mahón, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Eibar
Number 18
Youth career
Touring
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Real Sociedad B 72 (28)
2016–2022 Real Sociedad 67 (6)
2019–2020 → Eupen (loan) 26 (3)
2021–2022 → Leganés (loan) 24 (1)
2022– Eibar 58 (14)
International career
2018–2020 Basque Country 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Jon Bautista Orgilles (born 3 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for SD Eibar.

Club career

Real Sociedad

Bautista was born in Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands, but moved to Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country at a young age.[2] He was a Real Sociedad youth graduate after starting out at Touring KE,[3] and was promoted to the former's reserve team in the Segunda División B on 23 June 2014[4] having made several appearances in that season's UEFA Youth League.[5][6]

Bautista made his senior debut on 23 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Eneko Capilla in a 3–3 home draw against UB Conquense in the Segunda División B.[7] He scored his first senior goal on 27 September, opening the 4–0 home rout of CD Guadalajara.[8]

On 25 February 2016, Bautista renewed his contract until 2020.[9] He appeared in his first competitive match – and in La Liga – on 24 April, replacing fellow youth graduate Mikel Oyarzabal in the dying minutes of a 0–0 draw at Villarreal CF.[10]

Bautista scored his first professional goal on 8 May 2016, the winner in a 2–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano.[11] Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, he was definitively promoted to the main squad.

On 11 July 2019, having been used mainly as a backup to Willian José first and Alexander Isak later,[12][13] Bautista was loaned to Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen for one year.[14] On 3 April 2021, he did not leave the bench for Real in the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, which ended in a 1–0 victory;[15][16] additionally, he netted in both group-stage fixtures of the UEFA Europa League against HNK Rijeka (1–0 in Croatia, 2–2 at the Anoeta Stadium).[17][18]

On 26 August 2021, Bautista moved to Segunda División side CD Leganés on a one-year loan deal.[19]

Eibar

On 22 July 2022, Bautista signed a three-year contract with SD Eibar.[20] He scored six goals from 40 appearances in his debut season, play-offs included.[21]

Personal life

Bautista's uncle, José María, was also a footballer. A left-back, he too was developed at Real Sociedad.[22][3]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2021[23][24]
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 25 2 — — — 25 2
2015–16 29 14 — — — 29 14
2016–17 18 12 — — — 18 12
Total 72 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 28
Real Sociedad 2015–16 La Liga 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
2016–17 12 3 1 0 — — 13 3
2017–18 11 1 2 0 7[a] 1 — 20 2
2018–19 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
2020–21 21 0 0 0 5[a] 2 1[b] 0 27 2
Total 66 6 4 0 12 3 1 0 83 9
Eupen (loan) 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 26 3 1 0 — — 27 3
Career total 164 37 5 0 12 3 1 0 182 40
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

Honours

Real Sociedad

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jon Bautista". Diario AS. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Orfila, Lluís (24 April 2016). "El mahonés Jon Bautista debuta en Primera División con la Real Sociedad" [Mahón's own Jon Bautista debuts in Primera División with Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Menorca.info. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b López, Ángel (24 February 2016). "Anoeta se prepara para un bautismo" [Anoeta gets ready for a baptism]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Diez juveniles pasarán al Sanse" [Ten youths will move to Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ Rodrigo, Marco (20 March 2017). "Asoma la generación del 95" [The generation of 95 arrives]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ "U19: Utd 0 Sociedad 1". Manchester United F.C. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ Escribano, Beñat (24 August 2014). "Un punto loco" [Crazy point] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ^ "El Sanse arrasa al Guadalajara" [Sanse crush Guadalajara]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Bautista, Zubeldia, Odriozola and Sangalli renew with Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. ^ Hernández, Javier (24 April 2016). "Submarino sin motor" [Submarine without engine]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. ^ Rodríguez, Ángel (8 May 2016). "El Rayo se desangra" [Rayo bleed]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. ^ González, Miguel (14 February 2017). "Dos delanteros, dos estilos para sustituir a Willian José" [Two forwards, two styles to replace Willian José]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ^ Irazusta, Tito (23 October 2020). "Ni Isak ni Willian José, Jon Bautista" [No Isak and no Willian José, Jon Bautista]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Cedido al KAS Eupen" [Loaned to KAS Eupen] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  15. ^ a b Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Rijeka 0–1 Real Sociedad: Jon Bautista, en el descuento, se trae el triunfo" [Rijeka 0–1 Real Sociedad: Jon Bautista, in injury time, brings home win]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  18. ^ Badallo, Óscar (3 December 2020). "La Real Sociedad perdonó y lo pagó" [Real Sociedad forgave and paid for it]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Jon Bautista refuerza la delantera del C.D. Leganés" [Jon Bautista bolsters the forward lines of C.D. Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Bautista, sexto fichaje armero" [Bautista, sixth armero signing] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Stoichkov ha sido por segundo año consecutivo máximo goleador azulgrana" [Stoichkov was blue-and-garnet top scorer for second year in a row]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Bautista: José María Bautista Morente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  23. ^ Jon Bautista at WorldFootball.net
  24. ^ Jon Bautista at Soccerway

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