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Jon Gorrotxategi

Top-tier performerReal Sociedad II · 23 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJon Gorrotxategi Etxaniz
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age23
Date of birth2 Sept 2002
BirthplaceEibar
Height177 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubReal Sociedad II
Defensive midfielder
30
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
2215
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Real Sociedad.

Also this season

On loan at Real SociedadCopa del Rey: 7 apps, 0g 0a, 377 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Real Sociedad II; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

Jon Gorrotxategi is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Real Sociedad, rated 81.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gorrotxategi.

On the season, Gorrotxategi graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 3 assists and 3.779 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 38).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 82. At 23 Gorrotxategi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 90.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
81.7
Ratingi
elite — among the best in the position
37.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
64.8%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Real Sociedad finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

30
Apps
3.78
Def. / 90
46
Tackles
34
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91.4/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 81.7 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles46
Interceptions34
Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.