Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías (born 23 July 2002) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Venezuela national team.
 Aramburu as a Real Sociedad player in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Deportivo La Guaira | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Deportivo La Guaira | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Real Unión | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Real Sociedad B | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Real Sociedad | 80 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Venezuela U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Venezuela U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Venezuela U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Venezuela | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:06, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly years
editAramburu was a part of Real Sociedad's youth academy in Spain from 2016 to 2017, but due to FIFA regulations had to return to Venezuela.[1] He joined the youth academy of Deportivo La Guaira, and began his senior career with them in 2020 where they won the 2020 Venezuelan Primera División.[2]
Real Unión
editOn 3 August 2022, he transferred to the Spanish club Real Unión in the Primera Federación for two seasons with an option for a third.[3]
Real Sociedad
editOn 1 August 2023, he signed with Real Sociedad B on a three-year contract.[4]
On 1 November 2023, he made his first team debut at the Copa del Rey against Buñol in a 1–0 away victory.[5]
He made his debut in the La Liga playing for Real Sociedad on 20 January 2024 in a match against Celta Vigo, starting the game and playing the first 45 minutes. A few weeks later, he made his Champions League debut, coming on in the 87th minute against PSG in the round of 16.
International career
editBorn in Venezuela, Aramburu is of Basque descent through his grandparents, and holds dual citizenship with Spain.[1] He played for the Venezuela U17s at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.[citation needed] He also played for the at the 2022 and 2023 Maurice Revello Tournaments.[6][7] He made his debut with the senior Venezuela national team in a friendly 0–0 tie over Guatemala on 18 June 2023.[8]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2020 | Venezuelan Primera División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | Venezuelan Primera División | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Venezuelan Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2 | ||
| Real Unión | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Real Sociedad B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Real Sociedad | 2023–24 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 105 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Federación de España
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 30 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aramburu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2024 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Aramburu sueña con volver a la Real" [Aramburu dreams of returning to Real]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Sabedra, Fabiola (21 July 2022). "Jon Aramburu probará suerte en el extranjero". Últimas Noticias.
- ↑ "Jon Mikel Aramburu, nuevo jugador del Real Unión – Real Unión Club".
- ↑ "Real Sociedad oficializó la firma del defensor vinotinto Jon Aramburu y estará jugando en el Sanse". OneFootball. 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "Venezuela − J. Aramburu". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "La Vinotinto juvenil tiene sus convocados para el Torneo Maurice Revello - lavinotinto.com".
- ↑ "Venezuela squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com.
- ↑ Reis, Fabiana Dos (21 June 2023). "Martínez, Pereira, Marqués y Aramburu: así vivieron su debut vinotinto". Idioma FutVE.
- ↑ dearmas, Bloque. "FIFA Series: Uzbekistán vence a Venezuela por la tanda de penales". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
External links
edit- Jon Aramburu at BDFutbol
- Jon Aramburu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jon Aramburu at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jon Aramburu at Soccerway