Aurtenetxe (right) playing against Barcelona in 2012
Aurtenetxe made his La Liga debut on 28 August 2010, starting and being booked in a 1–0 win at Hércules CF.[4] His season was curtailed by a serious shoulder injury,[5] and he was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2011–12 under new manager Marcelo Bielsa;[6] he played 54 official matches during the campaign and scored four goals to help the Basques to reach both the Copa del Rey and the Europa League finals,[7] netting an important one in the club's 2–1 away defeat to Sporting CP in the latter competition's semi-finals (4–3 aggregate victory).[8]
Aurtenetxe was a regular selection for Athletic in 2012–13 but, after the appointment of Ernesto Valverde as manager, he was overlooked for Mikel Balenziaga and featured rarely.[9] He served loans at top-flight RC Celta de Vigo[10] and CD Tenerife of Segunda División,[11] and in summer 2016 he terminated his contract and moved to second-tier side CD Mirandés on a one-year deal.[12]
Amorebieta and Dundee
In August 2017, after some weeks without a club, Aurtenexte joined Segunda División B's Amorebieta, returning to where he had played as a child 15 years earlier and reuniting with his former Athletic teammate Joseba Etxeberria who was now acting as manager.[13][14] On 29 August, it was announced that he had left.[15]
On 30 August 2017, Aurtenetxe signed for Dundee on a contract until January 2018.[16] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 28 October, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home loss against Hamilton Academical.[17] He agreed to a new deal on 12 January 2018 that kept him at Dens Park until the end of the season,[18] following which he was released.[19]
Aurtenetxe returned to Amorebieta for the 2018 pre-season, on the same understanding as the previous year that he would be allowed to leave if he received a better offer from another club.[20] On 19 July, he acted as captain in a friendly against former employers Athletic Bilbao.[21]
On 4 July 2021, following a brief spell at Madrid-based Las Rozas CF, Aurtenetxe moved abroad again with Miedź Legnica in the Polish I liga.[25] He was crowned champion in his first season, with the subsequent promotion to the Ekstraklasa.[26] He left the club by mutual consent in February 2023, after eight top-division appearances.[27]
Aurtenetxe won two caps for the Spain under-21 team, in as many friendlies. His debut was on 13 November 2012, in a 3–1 defeat of Italy in Siena.[29][30]
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^"El Athletic se proclama campeón de la Copa del Rey Juveniles" [Athletic are proclaimed youth King's Cup champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 June 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^Aldunate, Ramiro (16 December 2009). "Mucho Werder para poco Athletic" [Too much Werder for little Athletic]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"Llorente lifts Bilbao". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^"Aurtenetxe es operado de su lesión de hombro" [Aurtenetxe undergoes shoulder injury operation]. El Correo (in Spanish). 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"Bielsa lleva a Londres a los sub'19 Aurtenetxe y Ramalho" [Bielsa takes under-19s Aurtenetxe and Ramalho to London]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^"Jon Aurtenetxe amplía su contrato con el Athletic hasta 2017" [Jon Aurtenetxe extends his contract with Athletic until 2017]. La Información (in Spanish). 13 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^Koylu, Enis (19 April 2012). "Sporting Lisbon 2–1 Athletic Bilbao: Capel nets winner as Portuguese side comes from behind to take precious lead into second leg". Goal. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^"Aurtenetxe, el último de la lista de Valverde" [Aurtenetxe, last one on Valverde's list]. El Correo (in Spanish). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"Aurtenetxe se marcha al Celta de Vigo" [Aurtenetxe goes to Celta de Vigo]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"El CD Tenerife consigue la cesión de Aurtenetxe" [CD Tenerife get loan of Aurtenetxe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^Zaballa, Carlos (12 August 2016). "Aurtenetxe ficha por el Mirandés" [Aurtenetxe signs for Mirandés]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^"Aurtenetxe y Gorka Iturraspe marcan con la SD Amorebieta" [Aurtenetxe y Gorka Iturraspe score with SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^Zabala, Jon (20 August 2017). "De jugar la final de la Europa League a hacerlo en Segunda B ¡con sólo 25 años!" [From playing in the Europa League final to Segunda B at only 25 years old!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^Lorimer, Scott (29 August 2017). "Ex-Athletic Bilbao star leaves Spanish side amid Dundee move speculation". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^"Dundee sign defender Aurtenetxe". Sky Sports. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^"Dundee 1–3 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^"Jon signs extension". Dundee F.C. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^"Player update". Dundee F.C. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
^Baraja, Jon (17 July 2018). "Un Amorebieta renovado de acento local" [A renewed Amorebieta with local accent]. Deia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^"Preseason's first victory". Athletic Bilbao. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^Suso, Ramón (24 December 2018). "Otra aventura de Aurtenetxe lejos de casa" [Another adventure away from home for Aurtenetxe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^"From Messi and Ronaldo to Adelaide Comets for ex-La Liga defender Jon Aurtenetxe". The Advertiser. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^Jaume, Tolo (18 July 2019). "Aurtenetxe, un fichaje de Primera para el ATB" [Aurtenetxe, Primera signing for ATB]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
^Beltrán, Javier (4 July 2021). "Aurtenetxe se marcha a Polonia tras sus experiencias en Escocia y Australia" [Aurtenetxe goes to Poland after his experiences in Scotland and Australia]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^Janas, Piotr (12 May 2022). "Bohaterowie Miedzi Legnica – tym piłkarzom Miedzianka zawdzięcza awans do PKO Ekstraklasy" [Heroes of Miedź Legnica – these players get promoted to the PKO Ekstraklasa with Miedzianka] (in Polish). Sportowy 24. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^"Jon Aurtenetxe Borde opuszcza Miedź" [Jon Aurtenetxe Borde leaves Miedź] (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^Simón, José Manuel (6 July 2023). "Jon Aurtenetxe regresa a la Primera RFEF y ficha por la SD Logroñés ¡como central!" [Jon Aurtenetxe returns to Primera RFEF and signs for SD Logroñés as stopper!] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^"Deulofeu contribuye al triunfo de la Sub21 en Siena" [Deulofeu contributes to Under21 win in Siena]. Sport (in Spanish). 13 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^Villalobos, Fran (5 February 2013). "España invierte en su futuro" [Spain invest in their future]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^"Crónica del República Checa-España, 2–3" [Czech Republic-Spain match report, 2–3] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^"La sub 17 empezará la próxima semana a preparar el Mundial" [The under 17s will start World Cup preparations next week]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^"Consuelo de bronce" [Bronze consolation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2022.