Jon Xabier 'Jonxa' Vidal Alonso (born 20 July 1991) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays for
Arenas Club de Getxo
Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-se ...
as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Born in
Leioa
Leioa () is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is located south of Getxo and Berango delimitating east and south with Erandio, Portugalete and Sestao. Today it is part of the Bilbao conurbation. Its population in 2019 ...
,
Biscay
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, Vidal joined
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...
's youth setup in 2002, aged 11. On 28 November 2012 he made his debut with the first team, coming on as a
substitute for fellow youth graduate
Álvaro Peña in the 85th minute of a 0–2 away win against
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club () known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is a professional Association football, football club based in Kiryat Shmona, in the northern district of Israel. The club is a current member of the Israeli Premier League, ...
in
that season's
UEFA Europa League
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.
Vidal spent three seasons with
the reserves in the
Segunda División B
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before being released in May 2014. On 7 July he moved to neighbours
Barakaldo CF
Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Basque football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917 it plays in , holding home stadium is '' Lasesarre'', with a 7,960 Seat Capacity.
History
Barakaldo pla ...
, also in the third level.
Jon Xabier Vidal "Jonxa" ficha por el Barakaldo C.F. (Jon Xabier Vidal "Jonxa" signs for Barakaldo C.F.)
Barakaldo's official website, 7 July 2014 He scored four goals in his only season with Barakaldo, before joining FC Cartagena
Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...
in July 2015.
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1991 births
Living people
People from Leioa
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
CD Basconia footballers
Athletic Bilbao footballers
Athletic Bilbao B footballers
Barakaldo CF footballers
FC Cartagena footballers
CD Guijuelo footballers
Arenas Club de Getxo footballers
Footballers from Biscay
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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