Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia (born 13 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

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Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa,

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, Magunazelaia joined

's youth setup in 2016 from SD Eibar, after being linked to

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. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 18 October 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 Tercera División away loss against

Gernika Club Gernika Club is a Spanish football team based in Gernika, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1922 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadio Urbieta'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. S ...

. Magunazelaia scored his first senior goals on 8 December 2020, netting a hat-trick for the C's in a 5–2 home success over JD Somorrostro. During the 2020–21 campaign, he scored five goals in 24 appearances as the C-side achieved promotion to Segunda División RFEF. Magunazelaia made his professional debut with the reserves on 18 September 2021, starting and scoring the opener in a 1–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza in the

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. He netted a further two goals in 26 appearances for the B-team during the season, suffering team relegation. Magunazelaia made his first team debut on 27 October 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Jon Karrikaburu in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League away win over AC Omonia. His La Liga debut occurred three days later, as he replaced Carlos Fernández in a 2–0 home loss to Real Betis. On 11 January 2023, Magunazelaia renewed his contract with the ''Txuri-urdin'' until 2026. He was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2024–25 season, wearing the number 25 jersey.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Magunazelaia, Jon 2001 births Living people Footballers from Eibar Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Real Sociedad C footballers Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers