Full name Javier Eraso Goni Years Team Weight 71 kg Number 5 Height 1.80 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Pamplona, Spain Name Javier Eraso Date joined 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 25) Current team Athletic Bilbao (#5 / Midfielder) Profiles | ||
Mi Mejor Amigo: Erik Morán y Javier Eraso
Javier Eraso Goñi (born 22 March 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés as a midfielder.
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Club career
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 and joined CD Leganés also in the third level the following month. 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. He scored his first goal in the second level on 21 December, netting the last in 2–0 home success over Recreativo de Huelva.
On 31 May 2015, Eraso scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 away routing of FC Barcelona B. On 1 July he returned to Athletic, now being assigned to the first team in La Liga.
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 for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. He netted his first top tier goal on 13 February of the following year, equalising an eventual 2–4 away loss to Real Madrid.
Eraso returned to Leganés on 24 July 2017, with the side now competing in the top division.
International career
Eraso did not earn any caps for Spain at any level. He did feature for the unofficial Basque Country regional team.