Jon Errasti

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Errasti and the second or maternal family name is Zabalete.

Jon Errasti Zabaleta (born 6 June 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Jon Errasti

Personal information
Full name	Jon Errasti Zabaleta
Date of birth	(1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Eibar, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Eibar
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Real Sociedad B	92	(2)
2012–2015	Eibar	91	(0)
2015–2017	Spezia	45	(2)
2017–2019	Alcorcón	30	(0)
2019	Elana Toruń	7	(0)
2019–2021	Logroñés	36	(0)
Total		301	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Errasti played youth football with Basque Country neighbours Real Sociedad. He made his senior debut in the 2007–08 season with the reserves, in the Segunda División B.

In late June 2012, Errasti signed with local SD Eibar also in the third tier.^[1] In his first season he was an undisputed first choice, totalling nearly 4,000 minutes in all competitions as his team finally achieved promotion in the playoffs.^[2][3][4]

On 28 September 2013, Errasti made his Segunda División debut when he started in a 3–2 away loss against Sporting de Gijón.^[5] He contributed 32 appearances in 2013–14, as the Armeros were promoted to La Liga for the first time ever.^[4]

Errasti made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 24 August 2014, in the 1–0 home win over his former club.^[6] Roughly a year later, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Italian Serie B side Spezia Calcio.^[7]

On 11 July 2017, Errasti returned to Spain and its second division after agreeing to a two-year deal at AD Alcorcón.^[8] On 29 January 2019, after being rarely used during the campaign, he terminated his contract.^[9]

Errasti signed with Polish II liga team Elana Toruń on 15 March 2019.^[10] He returned to his home country in July, joining third-tier UD Logroñés.^[11]

References

1. Aimar Sagastibeltza y Jon Errasti se suman al nuevo proyecto del Eibar (Aimar Sagastibeltza and Jon Errasti add to Eibar's new project); El Correo, 29 June 2012 (in Spanish)
2. Jon Errasti, el rival que gustó al rosarino, cobra 30.000 euros (Jon Errasti, the opponent that Rosario's own liked, makes 30.000 euros); Canal Athletic, 2 November 2012 (in Spanish)
3. El Eibar regresa a Segunda (Eibar return to Segunda); El Correo, 30 June 2013 (in Spanish)
4. Grífol, Jordi (10 January 2018). "¿Qué fue de Jon Errasti?" [What happened to Jon Errasti?] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
5. Con Scepovic todo es más fácil (With Scepovic everything is easier); Marca, 28 September 2013 (in Spanish)
6. Lara seals dream start for Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
7. Deja el Eibar un caballero del fútbol y un modelo a seguir (A football gentleman and a role model leaves Eibar) Archived 2 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
8. Jon Errasti, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón (Jon Errasti, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón); AD Alcorcón, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
9. "Acuerdo para la rescisión de contrato de Jon Errasti con la AD Alcorcón" [Agreement for the rescision of contract of Jon Errasti with AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
10. Sobczak, Filip (15 March 2019). "Były zawodnik hiszpańskiej LaLiga podpisał kontrakt z Elaną Toruń! [FOTO]" [Former Spanish LaLiga player signed a contract with Elana Toruń! [PHOTO]] (in Polish). Ototorun. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
11. "Jon Errasti refuerza el centro del campo de la UD Logroñés" [Jon Errasti bolsters UD Logroñés' midfield] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

• Jon Errasti at BDFutbol
• Jon Errasti at Soccerway