Jon Irazabal
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Jon Irazabal Iraurgui (born 28 November 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a center-back or left-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He represented Malaysia twice at international level; however, his Malaysian ancestry was found to be fabricated, and he is currently suspended from all football related activities after being sanctioned by FIFA in September 2025.
Infobox
2020
Leioa
2025
Malaysia
Full name
Jon Irazabal Iraurgui
Date of birth
(1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth
Bilbao, Spain
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Defender
2005–2006
Danok Bat
2006–2012
Athletic Bilbao
2012–2015
Danok Bat
Years
Team
2015–2016
Sondika
2016–2019
Vitoria
2018–2019
→ Mirandés (loan)
2019–2020
Mirandés
2020–2022
Amorebieta
2022–2025
Sabah
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
2025–
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number
17
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Vitoria
Vitoria
Club
Vitoria
Season
2016–17
League
Tercera División
League
18
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
18
Other
1
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Segunda División B
League
21
League
1
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
Continental
21
Continental
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
39
League
2
League
—
League
—
National cup
0
National cup
0
Continental
39
Continental
2
Mirandés
Mirandés
Club
Mirandés
Season
2018–19
League
Segunda División B
League
5
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
5
Total
1
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Segunda División
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
5
League
1
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
5
Other
1
Leioa
Leioa
Club
Leioa
Season
2019–20
League
Segunda División B
League
6
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
6
Other
0
Amorebieta
Amorebieta
Club
Amorebieta
Season
2020–21
League
Segunda División B
League
21
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
2
Other
0
Other
24
Total
1
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Segunda División
League
19
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
19
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
40
League
1
League
1
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
2
Continental
0
Continental
43
Other
1
Sabah
Sabah
Club
Sabah
Season
2022–23
League
Azerbaijan Premier League
League
30
League
2
National cup
1
National cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
31
Other
2
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Azerbaijan Premier League
League
25
League
3
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
3
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
28
Other
3
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Azerbaijan Premier League
League
30
League
0
League
5
National cup
1
National cup
4
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
39
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
85
League
5
League
6
League
1
National cup
7
National cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
98
Other
6
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
175
League
9
League
7
League
1
National cup
7
National cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
191
Other
8
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitoria | 2016–17 | Tercera División | 18 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Mirandés | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Leioa | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Amorebieta | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |||
| Sabah | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | 85 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 98 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 175 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 191 | 8 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Malaysia
Malaysia
National team
Malaysia
Year
2025
Apps
2
Goals
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
2
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Malaysia | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- Includes Copa del Rey, Azerbaijan Cup
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- inside.fifa.comhttp://web.archive.org/web/20250930134103/https://inside.fifa.com/legal/judicial-bodies/news/fifa-sanctions-football-association-of-malaysia-and-seven-players
- Jon Irazabal at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/jon-irazabal-iraurgui/494600/
- "Galán e Irazabal con pasado en Lezama ganadores del balón de oro 2016 de Cantera Deportiva"https://www.lacanteradelezama.com/galan-e-irazabal-con-pasado-en-lezama-ganadores-del-balon-de-oro-2016-de-cantera-deportiva/
- "Composición de la plantilla del Tercera División temp 16/17"http://www.clubdeportivovitoria.es/Actualidad/Noticia/ver,333/
- "Jon Irazabal, segundo refuerzo del C.D. Mirandés para la próxima temporada"https://www.cdmirandes.com/noticia/jon-irazabal-segundo-refuerzo-del-c-d-mirandes-para-la-proxima-temporada
- "COMUNICADO OFICIAL, C.D.MIRANDÉS S.A.D – Jon Irazabal"https://www.cdmirandes.com/noticia/comunicado-oficial-c-d-mirandes-s-a-d-jon-irazabal
- "Fichaje de Jon Irazabal"https://sdleioa.com/fichaje-de-jon-irazabal/
- "Despedida de Jon Irazabal"https://sdleioa.com/despedida-de-jon-irazabal/
- "Jon Irazabal, sexto fichaje de los azules"http://sdamorebieta.eus/?p=10578&lang=es
- Marcahttps://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/girona-vs-amorebieta/cronica/2021/08/14/61180775268e3e27218b45c5.html
- "Jon Irazabal: del Amorebieta a la Liga Premier de Azerbaiyán"https://cadenaser.com/euskadi/2022/07/20/jon-irazabal-del-amorebieta-a-la-liga-premier-de-azerbaiyan-radio-bilbao/
- The Starhttps://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2025/06/23/jdt-sign-jon-irazabal-from-azerbaijani-club-sabah-fk
- Bernamahttps://www.bernama.com/en/news.php/sports/news.php?id=2472131
- The Starhttps://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2025/06/05/big-lift-for-our-boys
- Global Sports Archivehttps://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2025-06-10/malaysia-vs-vietnam/3587614/
- Bernamahttps://www.bernama.com/en/news.php/sports/news.php?id=2472131
- Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/malaysian-players-banned-after-using-forged-documents-play-qualifier-v-vietnam-2025-09-26/
- Jon Irazabal at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2025.https://int.soccerway.com/players/anton-fase/503853/
- National Football Teamshttps://www.national-football-teams.com/player/100024.html