Julen Arellano Sandúa (born 8 January 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back.

Julen Arellano
Personal information
Full name Julen Arellano Sandúa
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ablitas, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
2005–2010 Aluvión
2010–2011 Osasuna
2011–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Bilbao Athletic 1 (0)
2016–2018 Osasuna B 24 (0)
2018–2019 Tudelano 23 (0)
2019 Calahorra 0 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2014 Spain U17 1 (0)
2015 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Ablitas, Navarre, Arellano joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2010, aged 13, after starting it out at CD Aluvión.[1] On 15 April 2011 he joined FC Barcelona, being initially assigned to the Cadete squad.[2]

On 15 April 2015 Arellano agreed a contract with Bilbao Athletic,[3] with the deal being effective on 30 June.[4] He made his professional debut on 21 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aitor Seguín in a 0–0 home draw against UD Almería in the Segunda División.[5]

On 26 August 2016, Arellano returned to former club Osasuna, being initially assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[6] On 6 July 2018, he moved to fellow league team CD Tudelano.[7]

Arellano signed with CD Calahorra in the summer 2019. However, on 26 September 2019, it was announced that Arellano had left the club again for personal and family reasons.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "El Bale del Barça" [Barça's Bale] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ "El Barça ficha a Julen Arellano, cadete de Osasuna" [Barça signs Julen Arellano, cadete from Osasuna] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Un juvenil navarro del Barça llegará al Athletic" [A Navarrese juvenil from Barça will arrive at Athletic] (in Spanish). El Correo. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Athletic Club signs Julen Arellano". Athletic Bilbao. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Bilbao Athletic y Almería siguen encallados en la zona baja" [Bilbao Athletic and Almería remain stranded in the lower zones] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Julen Arellano vuelve a Osasuna" [Julen Arellano returns to Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Cuatro fichajes para el Tudelano" [Four signings for Tudelano] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. ^ Julen Arellano abandona el Calahorra por «motivos personales», nuevecuatrouno.com, 26 September 2019
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