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When he was born
Was born 11 February 1981 in San Sebastian. -
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Childhood
He grew up in the San Sebastian neighbourhood of Ategorrieta, studying at the ikastola Herri Ametsa.
At the age of fourteen he moved to the neighborhood of Aiete with his family -
Antiguoko KE
He joined Antiguoko KE where he played in the children's, cadet and youth categories. In this team, which had a collaboration agreement with Athletic Club. Aritz finished the year as top scorer, with 33 goals -
Aurrera Vitoria
He joined Aurrerá de Vitoria in the Second Division B.he signed for the Alavés team because he wanted to start his university studies at IVEF in Vitoria.He scored 8 goals. -
Lezama
He joined Bilbao Athletic for the 2000–01 season. In his first season at Lezama he scored seven goals, being the team's top scorer. -
Lezama
In the 2001–02 season, he started 35 games, scoring eight goals. And thanks to that, it allowed him to travel twice with the first team. -
Debut
He made his official debut with Athletic Club, coached by Jupp Heynckes, in a cup match against Amurrio. On March 23, he suffered a ligament strain in his right knee that kept him out for just over a month.I wanted to play for a second division team, but it would be difficult if I went out on loan. -
Burgos
He finally signed for Burgos C.F., of Segunda División B, His season was outstanding, always being a starter and scoring 16 goals, including a hat-trick against Fuenlabrada. -
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Real Valladolid
decided to accept the offer of Real Valladolid of the Second Division. In his first three games, he scored six goals. On March 27, he suffered a muscle injury in his right leg and at the end of 2005 he signed for Athletic. -
First team debut
Since his arrival, he has taken over the starting line-up, making his debut in the defeat to Real Madrid on 3 January. His first two goals came on 22 January 2006, in the derby against Real Sociedad. On 2 April, he suffered a sprained right knee, which kept him out for three games. -
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He left Athletic
The team's first two victories came with braces against Levante and Valladolid away.46 From December onwards he began to alternate starts and substitutes, with his coming off the bench being more common. Despite this, he was the second highest scorer, with 9 goals, At the end of the season he got an offerto go to RCD Mallorca and President Macua accepted it. -
R.C.D. Mallorca
in his first game as a starter, he scored his first goal in the vermilion shirt in a 1-1 draw against Osasuna. He finished the season as the team's top scorer with eleven goals. -
Valencia C.F.
The Balearic club's poor financial situation forced them to look for a transfer to raise money. On his debut as a player, it took him only nine minutes to score. It was against Malaga. In the last two months of the competition he was relegated to the bench. -
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He left Valencia C.F.
In the 2011-12 season he came off the bench on 28 occasions due to the good form of Soldado and Jonas. He scored crucial goals, which helped the team finish in third place, such as the equaliser against Villarreal and the braces against Racing de Santander and Osasuna. -
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Return to Athletic Club
He returned to Athletic Club at the age of 31, thus beginning his third spell at the Bilbao club. On 19 August, he made his debut against Real Betis in a defeat.In his first season, his goals were key to keeping the team away from relegation. -
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Athletic Club
Ernesto Valverde arrived as coach. After a hesitant start of seven games without scoring, in the middle of the fight for fourth place, he scored in the victory against Villarreal. That goal, scored on 21 October 2013, was his first goal at the newly opened San Mamés Stadium. -
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Athletic Club
It began with a stellar eliminatory, in the previous phase of the Champions League, against S. S. C. Napoli. After the 1-1 draw in the first leg and the momentary 0-1 in the second half, two goals from the Basque striker allowed the tie to turn around and access the group stage of the top continental competition. He finished the season with 26 goals. -
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Zarra trophy
It began with the conquest of the Spanish Super Cup against FC Barcelona. He was chosen as the best player in the final. He was the top scorer in the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League with 10 goals. He scored the final goal in the round of 16 tie. against Valencia in the 76th minute. Won the zarra trophy for scoring 20 goals in the league -
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Victories
On September 18, he scored his first two goals of the 2016-17 season, in the victory (2-1) against Valencia. On October 16, thanks to a goal and an assist from the San Sebastian striker, Athletic Club returned to win a Basque derby against Real Sociedad (3-2) after four seasons without achieving it. -
Goals
He became the oldest footballer in Athletic Club history to score a goal, in the 1-2 victory against Levante. The red and white player scored at 36 years. -
Renewal
He scored a double, both with a header, in the 4-0 win against SD Huesca. On December 22, he scored the last goal of the year for the red and white team against Real Valladolid. On January 10, he suffered a serious injury to his right knee; his renewal was announced until June 2020. -
Retirement and his last goal
He announced, at a press conference, his retirement at the end of the season. On August 16, in the first game of the 2019-20 season, he scored the winning goal against FC Barcelona, announced his retirement due to his hip problems, which is why he was unable to play in the Copa del Rey final.