Jon Morcillo

Jon Morcillo Conesa (born 15 September 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Athletic Bilbao.

"Morci" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Morsi.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morcillo and the second or maternal family name is Conesa.
Jon Morcillo
Personal information
Full name Jon Morcillo Conesa
Date of birth (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998
Place of birth Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 11
Youth career
Amorebieta
Durango
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Durango 1 (0)
2016–2018 Basconia 68 (12)
2018–2020 Bilbao Athletic  43 (11)
2020– Athletic Bilbao  33 (2)
National team‡
2020– Basque Country 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:29, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Amorebieta-Etxano, Biscay, Basque Country to a Basque father and a mother from Cartagena, Murcia,[1] 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.[2]

In June 2016, Morcillo joined Athletic Bilbao at the age of 17,[3] being initially assigned to the farm team also playing in the regional fourth level.[1] Promoted to the third-tier reserves in June 2018,[4] he made his debut for the side on 25 August of that year, playing the last four minutes of a 2–0 home win against CD Tudelano.[5]

Morcillo scored his first goal for the B-team on 25 November 2018, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Barakaldo CF.[6] He emerged as an important player during the 2019–20 campaign by contributing with ten goals,[2] including a strike from the halfway line in a 3–0 win at Tudelano on 22 September 2019.[7]

On 8 May 2020, Morcillo renewed his contract with the Lions until 2023,[8] being called up subsequently to the pre-season with the main squad.[9] 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 loss against Granada CF.[10] In October 2020, Morcillo was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 2 jersey.[11]

He featured intermittently across his maiden campaign, coming off the bench against Real Madrid and Barcelona as Athletic beat both rivals to claim the 2020–21 Supercopa de España in January 2021,[12] but not selected in the squad for the 2020 Copa del Rey Final (delayed from the previous season) three months later, which ended in defeat to Real Sociedad. Having scored in the quarter-final penalty shootout[13] and assisted the decisive goal in the semi-final of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey,[14] Morcillo was named among the substitutes for the 2021 final which took place on 17 April, just two weeks after the previous edition; he did not get on the field and Athletic lost 4–0 to Barcelona.[15] He scored for the first time at the end of that month, providing the opening goal in a 2–2 draw at home to Real Valladolid.[16]

International career

Morcillo has played for the unofficial Basque Country team, making his debut against Costa Rica in November 2020.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 July 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cultural Durango 2015–16[2] Tercera División 10———10
Basconia 2016–17[19] Tercera División 356———356
2017–18[19] 336———336
Total 68120000003812
Bilbao Athletic 2018–19 Segunda División B 151———151
2019–20 2810——1[lower-alpha 1]02910
Total 43110000104411
Athletic Bilbao 2020–21 La Liga 30240—2[lower-alpha 2]0362
Career total 1422540003014925
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References
  1. "Jon Morcillo, un cachorro con ADN cartagenero" [Jon Morcillo, a puppy with Cartagena DNA] (in Spanish). El Correo. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ""Morcillo es un jugador diferente"" [Morcillo is a different player] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Asier Arana y Jon Morcillo fichan por el Athletic" [Asier Arana and Jon Morcillo sign for Athletic] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "El Bilbao Athletic tira del Basconia" [Bilbao Athletic get something from Basconia] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. "2–0: Vicente y Sancet comienzan haciendo diabluras con el Bilbao Athletic" [2–0: Vicente and Sancet start by making tricks with Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. "1–1: El Bilbao Athletic arranca un empate de Lasesarre" [1–1: Bilbao Athletic get a draw from Lasesarre] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "El impresionante gol de Morcillo desde el medio campo, en el Tudelano–Bilbao Athletic" [The impressive goal of Morcillo from the midfield, in the Tudelano–Bilbao Athletic match] (in Spanish). EITB. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. "Jon Morcillo's contract renewal". Athletic Bilbao. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. "Areso, Vencedor, Zarraga and Morcillo will make the preseason". Athletic Bilbao. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  10. "El estreno soñado" [Dream debut] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. "Morcillo, con ficha del primer equipo, llevará el dorsal 2" [Morcillo, with a first team place, will wear the jersey 2] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  12. Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  13. "Athletic defeats Betis in shootout to reach Copa semifinals". USA Today. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  14. "Levante 1–2 Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  16. "Draw against Real Valladolid at San Mamés". Athletic Club website. 28 April 2021.
  17. Euskadi gana a Costa Rica en el descuento [Basques beat Costa Rica in stoppage time], Marca (in Spanish), 16 November 2020
  18. Jon Morcillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  19. "Jon Morcillo". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  20. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de enero de 2021, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 January 2021, in Seville] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2021.


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