Jon Pacheco
 Pacheco training with Real Sociedad in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jon Pacheco Dozagarat[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2001[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Elizondo, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Alavés (on loan from Real Sociedad) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 66 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Alavés (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jon Pacheco Dozagarat (born 8 January 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Real Sociedad.
Club career
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] He scored his first goal in the top tier on 31 March 2024, netting the winner in a 1–0 away win over Deportivo Alavés.
On 25 August 2025, Pacheco moved to Alavés on loan for one year.[8]
International career
Pacheco represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels, playing in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2023[11]
Spain U23
- Summer Olympics gold medal: 2024[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Jon Pacheco". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pacheco, el nuevo guardián del Baztán" [Pacheco, the new guardian of Baztán] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Basconia 0–0 Real Sociedad C" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Hasta 2025" [Until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Mata, me llamo Jaime Mata" [Mata, my name is Jaime Mata] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jon Pacheco joins Deportivo Alavés on loan". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Al Europeo sub-17" [To the European under-17] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Jon Pacheco at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Jon Pacheco at BDFutbol
- Jon Pacheco at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jon Pacheco at Soccerway
- Jon Pacheco at Olympics.com
- Jon Pacheco Dozagarat – COE – Paris 2024 (in Spanish)
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