Aritz Aduriz
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Aduriz with Athletic Bilbao in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | 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) |
| 2012–2020 | 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]; 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. 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.