Jesús Areso Blanco (born 2 July 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for CA Osasuna.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Cascante,

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, Areso joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2014, from CD Aluvión. On 7 July 2017, after finishing his formation, he moved to

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after the club paid his

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450,000 release clause; alleging "abusive behavior", Osasuna chose to break off relations with Athletic after this. Areso was assigned to Athletic's reserves in

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, making his senior debut on 2 September 2017 by coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 4–0 home routing of

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. Initially a backup to Jon Sillero, he subsequently became a starter from the 2018–19 campaign onwards. In August 2020, after making the pre-season with the main squad, Areso was demoted to the B team after refusing to agree to a new deal, and spent the entire season without playing a single minute. He allegedly refused a contract renewal after seeing few chances of playing in the first team, and officially left the club on 26 May 2021.

Osasuna

Immediately after leaving Athletic, Areso returned to Osasuna after signing a five-year contract on 26 May 2021. He made his professional – and

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– debut on 26 September, starting in a 3–2 away win over

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. On 23 August 2022, after featuring rarely, Areso was loaned to

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side Burgos CF for the season. On 21 January 2024, having returned to Osasuna, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against

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after a cross from the touchline at a distance of over 30 meters (98 ft) curled the other way, finding its way into the net.

International career

Areso made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to

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for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.

Personal life

Areso's older brother

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is also a footballer. A winger, he began his career with Osasuna neighbors

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Honours

Individual * La Liga Goal of the Season: 2023–24 * La Liga Goal of the Month: January 2024

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Areso, Jesus 1999 births Living people People from Tudela (comarca) Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Navarre Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Athletic Bilbao B footballers CA Osasuna players Burgos CF footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Basque Country men's international footballers