Jon Pacheco Dozagarat (born 8 January 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Sociedad.

Jon Pacheco
Pacheco training with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jon Pacheco Dozagarat[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Elizondo, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number 20
Youth career
Baztán
2013–2018 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Real Sociedad C 19 (0)
2019–2022 Real Sociedad B 34 (0)
2020– Real Sociedad 58 (1)
International career
2018 Spain U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U18 10 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U19 4 (0)
2019 Spain U20 5 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U21 15 (0)
2024 Spain U23 4 (0)
2024– Basque Country[2] 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024

Club career

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Born in Elizondo, Navarre, Pacheco joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2013, aged 12, from CD Baztán.[3] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 8 December 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against CD Basconia.[4]

Pacheco was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, and signed a contract until 2025 on 30 August 2019.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 29 June of the following year, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Getafe CF.[6]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Real Sociedad director of football Roberto Olabe announced that Pacheco and Sanse teammate Robert Navarro were promoted to the main squad.[7]

International career

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Pacheco represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels, playing in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 November 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad C 2018–19 Tercera Federación 19 0 19 0
Real Sociedad B 2018–19 Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 20 0 20 0
2020–21 Segunda División B 11 0 11 0
2021–22 La Liga 2 2 0 2 0
Total 34 0 34 0
Real Sociedad 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 La Liga 10 0 3 0 3[a] 0 16 0
2022–23 La Liga 17 0 3 0 5[a] 0 25 0
2023–24 La Liga 23 1 3 0 5[b] 0 31 1
2024–25 La Liga 6 0 1 0 3[a] 1 10 1
Total 58 1 10 0 16 1 0 0 84 2
Career total 111 1 10 0 16 1 0 0 137 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Spain U21

Spain U23

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jon Pacheco". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Pacheco, el nuevo guardián del Baztán" [Pacheco, the new guardian of Baztán] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Basconia 0–0 Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Hasta 2025" [Until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Mata, me llamo Jaime Mata" [Mata, my name is Jaime Mata] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Pacheco y Navarro suben al primer equipo y buscan salida a Sagnan" [Pacheco and Navarro promote to the first team and they seek a way out to Sagnan] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Al Europeo sub-17" [To the European under-17] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. ^ Jon Pacheco at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ^ England 1-0 Spain: James Trafford saves last-gasp penalty as England win dramatic UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Ben Southby, TNT Sports, 9 July 2023
  11. ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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