Jon Karrikaburu Jaimerena (born 19 September 2002) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

Club career

Born in Elizondo,

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, Karrikaburu joined

's youth setup in 2014, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team at the age of just 17 on 14 September 2019, starting and scoring his team's only in a 2–1

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away loss against

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. Karrikaburu scored ten goals for the C's during his first senior season, and netted an impressive rate of 22 goals in only 20 matches for the side in his second; highlights included two

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s against Aurrerá Ondarroa (4–1 home win) and

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(4–2 away win) and four goals in a 6–1 thrashing of

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. On his debut for the reserves on 28 March 2021, he also scored the side's third in a 4–1 win over Alavés B in the

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. On 3 May 2021, Karrikaburu renewed his contract until 2026. He made an instant impact for the B-side after his debut, contributing with four goals in nine appearances as his side returned to the

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after a 59-year absence; one of his goals was an extra time winner in a 2–1 defeat of

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, which sealed ''Sanse''s promotion. Karrikaburu made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 home win over

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. He made his first team debut on 30 September, replacing fellow youth graduate

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in a 1–1 home draw against

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, for the season's

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. On 15 January 2023, Karrikaburu was loaned to second division side

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for the remainder of the season. On 1 September, he moved to Alavés in the top tier also in a temporary deal. On 6 January 2024, after being rarely used, Karrikaburu's loan with Alavés was terminated, and he moved to

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in the second division on loan for the remainder of the season the following day. On 20 July, he agreed to a one-year loan to fellow league team

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karrikaburu, Jon 2002 births Living people People from Baztán (comarca) Spanish men's footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Navarre Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Sociedad C footballers Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers CD Leganés players Deportivo Alavés players FC Andorra players Racing de Santander players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra 21st-century Spanish sportsmen