Javier Eraso

Javier Eraso Goñi (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ eˈɾaso]; born 22 March 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eraso and the second or maternal family name is Goñi.
Javier Eraso
Personal information
Full name Javier Eraso Goñi
Date of birth (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 17
Youth career
Osasuna
2005–2008 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Basconia 22 (1)
2009–2013 Bilbao Athletic 108 (11)
2013–2015 Leganés 81 (16)
2015–2017 Athletic Bilbao 23 (2)
2017– Leganés 67 (4)
National team‡
2015– Basque Country 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018

Club career
Eraso playing for Leganés in 2019

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Eraso graduated from Athletic Bilbao's youth setup, and started playing as a senior in the 2008–09 season with CD Basconia, in Tercera División. One year later, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 19 June 2013, Eraso was released by the Lions[1] and joined CD Leganés also of the third level the following month.[2] He appeared in 42 games during the campaign, as the Madrid club was promoted to Segunda División after a ten-year absence.

Eraso played his first match as a professional on 7 September 2014, starting in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca.[3] He scored his first goal in the second level on 21 December, the last in 2–0 home victory over Recreativo de Huelva.[4]

On 31 May 2015, Eraso scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 away rout of FC Barcelona B.[5] On 1 July he returned to Athletic, now being assigned to the first team in La Liga.[6]

Eraso made his official debut for Athletic on 30 July 2015, starting and scoring both goals in a 2–0 win against Inter Baku PIK at the San Mamés Stadium in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[7] He netted his first top-tier goal on 13 February of the following year, equalising an eventual 2–4 away loss to Real Madrid.[8]

Eraso returned to Leganés on 24 July 2017, with the side now competing in the top division.[9]

International career

Eraso did not earn any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.[10]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References
  1. Releases in Bilbao Athletic Archived 27 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Athletic Bilbao, 19 June 2013
  2. Leganés, próximo destino para Javi Eraso (Leganés, next stop for Javi Eraso); Mundo Deportivo, 21 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Borja Lázaro firma el primer triunfo pepinero con su 'hat trick' (Borja Lázaro gives the pepineros their first win with his 'hat-trick'); Marca, 7 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. El 'Lega' cierra con triunfo un año inolvidable y hunde al Decano ('Lega' end an unforgettable year with triumph and sink the Dean); Marca, 21 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. El filial se despide de Segunda (The reserves say goodbye to Segunda); Marca, 31 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Contrato de Javier Eraso (Javier Eraso's contract) Archived 28 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Athletic Bilbao, 1 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. "Eraso arranca con el pie derecho en Bilbao" [Eraso starts off on the right foot in Bilbao] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. "Real Madrid 4–2 Bilbao". BBC Sport. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. Eraso, uno de los héroes del ascenso a Segunda, vuelve a casa (Eraso, one of the heroes of promotion to Segunda, returns home); CD Leganés, 24 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. "Catalunya 0–1 Euskal Selekzioa" [Catalonia 0–1 Basque XI] (in Spanish). Basque Football Federation. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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