Jon Morcillo

Early career

Born in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay, Basque Country to a Basque father and a mother from Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Morcillo represented SD Amorebieta and SCD Durango as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 1 May 2016, in a 2–0 Tercera División away loss against CD Vitoria.

Athletic Bilbao

In June 2016, Morcillo joined Athletic Bilbao at the age of 17, being initially assigned to the farm team also in the regional fourth division. Promoted to the reserves in June 2018, he made his Segunda División B debut for them on 25 August of that year, playing the last four minutes of a 2–0 home win over CD Tudelano. Morcillo scored his first goal for the B side on 25 November 2018, opening the 1–1 draw at Barakaldo CF. He emerged as an important player during the 2019–20 season by contributing ten goals, including one from the halfway line in a 3–0 away victory against Tudelano on 22 September 2019. On 8 May 2020, Morcillo renewed his contract with the Lions until 2023, being subsequently called up to pre-season with the main squad. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 12 September, three days before his 22nd birthday, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Granada CF. He was definitely promoted to the first team in October, being given the number 2 jersey. Morcillo featured intermittently across his maiden campaign, coming off the bench against Real Madrid and FC Barcelona as Athletic beat both rivals…

Morcillo won caps for the unofficial Basque Country team, making his debut against Costa Rica in November 2020.

As of match played 1 July 2021

Athletic Bilbao

Supercopa de España: 2021 Copa del Rey runner-up: 2020–21