Aritz Aduriz
Aduriz with Valencia in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Antiguoko | ||
| 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– | Athletic Bilbao | 158 | (82) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Spain | 11 | (2) |
| 2006– | Basque Country | 11 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2016 |
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Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia (born 11 February 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a striker.
Known for his aerial ability and first touch, he spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, scoring over 100 goals across all competitions for the team. He also surpassed a century of goals 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.
Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Aduriz was brought through the ranks of the famed Lezama youth system at Athletic Bilbao, although he was already 19 when he arrived from amateurs CD Aurrerá de Vitoria. He made his first-team debut on 14 September 2002 against FC Barcelona in a 0–2 home loss, and went on to spend almost three seasons (one in Burgos CF, one and-a-half in Real Valladolid) in the second division before returning to Athletic in December 2005.
Aduriz showed continuous progress ever since, attested by his nine La Liga goals in 34 games in 2006–07, including a hat-trick against Real Zaragoza on 19 May 2007, albeit in a 3–4 defeat. In the following campaign he was overshadowed by Fernando Llorente, but still managed to net seven times in 33 league appearances.
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