| Aritz Elustondo | |
| Full Name: | Aritz Elustondo Irribarria[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Beasain, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Real Sociedad |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Sociedad |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Beasain (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015– |
| Caps3: | 211 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:03, 24 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 March 2024 |
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.
Born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country,[2] Elustondo graduated from Real Sociedad's youth system. On 13 July 2012, he was loaned to Tercera División club SD Beasain,[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] He first appeared in La Liga three days later, in the 0–1 home loss to Rayo Vallecano.[6]
Elustondo scored his first professional goal on 31 January 2015, but in a 4–1 defeat at Real Madrid.[7] On 3 January of the following year, after being regularly used by new manager Eusebio Sacristán, he agreed to an extension until 2020.[8]
Elustondo remained at Anoeta Stadium in the ensuing years, signing new deals in February 2018 (to June 2022)[9] and August 2020 (to June 2024).[10]
| 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 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 211 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 270 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 18 | |||
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