Aritz Aduriz

"Aduriz" redirects here. For the Argentine poet, see Javier Adúriz.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aduriz and the second or maternal family name is Zubeldia.
Aritz Aduriz
Aduriz with Athletic Bilbao in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia[1]
Date of birth (1981-02-11) 11 February 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3][2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–1999 Antiguoko[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Aurrerá 25 (8)
2000–2002 Bilbao Athletic 90 (18)
2002–2004 Athletic Bilbao 3 (0)
2003–2004 → Burgos (loan) 36 (16)
2004–2005 Valladolid 46 (20)
2006–2008 Athletic Bilbao 82 (22)
2008–2010 Mallorca 69 (23)
2010–2012 Valencia 58 (17)
2012–2020 Athletic Bilbao 231 (96)
Total 640 (221)
International career
2010–2017 Spain 13 (2)
2006–2019 Basque Country 13 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia (Basque: [aɾits̻ aðuɾis̻]; Spanish: [ˈaɾits aˈðuɾiθ];[5] born 11 February 1981) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, scoring 172 goals across all competitions for the team over three spells.[6] He also surpassed a century of goals (104) in La Liga, in which he additionally represented Mallorca and Valencia.

In addition to playing for Spain, Aduriz was a regular goalscorer for the Basque national side. He appeared for the former at Euro 2016, at the age of 35.

  1. ^ "Uche (Granada), suspendido dos partidos; Aduriz y Beñat (Athletic), con uno" [Uche (Granada), two-match ban; Aduriz and Beñat (Athletic), one] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Aritz Aduriz". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Aritz Aduriz". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Yo amo el futbol por... Aritz Aduriz, jugador del Athletic Club" [I love football by... Aritz Aduriz, Athletic Club player] (in Spanish). YouTube. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. ^ Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (9 October 2015). "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2016.