Aitor Buñuel Redrado (born 10 February 1998) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Buñuel was born in

Tafalla Tafalla is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Tafalla lies 30 km south of Pamplona, in the valley of the Zidacos river, which is a tributary of the Aragón. The population in Janua ...

Navarre Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

. A

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

youth graduate, he was promoted to the main squad on 5 May 2015 by manager Enrique Martín. On 16 May 2015, before even having appeared for the B-side, Buñuel made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1

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away draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 19 December, netting the first in a 3–1 win at

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

. On 19 August 2016 Buñuel made his

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debut, replacing Juan Rafael Fuentes in a 1–1 draw at

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

. On 19 January 2018, he extended his contract for two years and was immediately loaned to

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side

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for six months. On 17 July 2018, Buñuel joined

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

on a two-year contract, and helped the club achieve promotion to the second division. On 15 September 2020, after suffering immediate relegation, he agreed to a two-year deal with

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

. On 23 August 2022,

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Buñuel signed a two-year contract with

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

, also in the second division. On 5 July 2024, he moved to fellow league team

Honours

Almería *

: 2021–22

References

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