Aritz Arambarri Murua (born 31 January 1998) is a Spanish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

Career

Born in

Azkoitia Azkoitia () is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is also the seat of the Municipalities of Spain, municipality of the same name. ...

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, Basque Country, Arambarri represented

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, ...

as youth, joining the club's youth setup in 2011. He made his senior debut with the C-team during the 2016–17 season, in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Arambarri was definitely promoted to the reserves in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

midway through the 2018–19 campaign, and scored his first senior goal with the side on 9 December 2018 in a 4–2 home win against

CD Vitoria Club Deportivo Vitoria is a football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1945, the club has a senior side and a full youth system within its football section, as well as a basketball section. ...

. On 1 July 2020, he renewed his contract until 2023. Arambarri made his first team – and

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

– debut on 1 November 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Andoni Gorosabel in a 4–1 home routing of

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

. He subsequently returned to the B-team, helping in their promotion to

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at the end of the season. On 22 June 2023, Arambarri signed a two-year contract with

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

in the second level. He helped the club to achieve promotion to the top tier as champions, but was mainly a backup to starters Sergio González and

Jorge Sáenz Jorge Sáenz de Miera Colmeiro (born 17 November 1996), known simply as Jorge , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for CD Leganés. Club career Tenerife Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Jorge sta ...

. On 29 August 2024, Arambarri signed a three-year contract with

in the second division.

Honours

Leganés *

: 2023–24

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arambarri, Aritz 1998 births Living people Footballers from Gipuzkoa People from Azkoitia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Sociedad C footballers Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers CD Leganés players SD Eibar footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen