Unai López
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai López Cabrera | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Errenteria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Antiguoko | |||
| 2010–2011 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2011–2013 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Basconia | 21 | (2) |
| 2013– | Bilbao Athletic | 33 | (4) |
| 2014– | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Spain U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2013 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 12 | (3) |
| 2014– | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2015. | |||
Unai López Cabrera (born 30 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bilbao Athletic as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, López joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2011 at the age of 14, from neighbouring Real Sociedad, after starting it out at Antiguoko.[1] He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 season in Tercera División, and in June 2013 was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 2 July 2014 López was called up to the main squad by manager Ernesto Valverde for the Lions' pre-season matches.[2] In August he was also added in the B-list for the campaign's UEFA Champions League,[3] being assigned the number 29 jersey.
On 27 August 2014 López was named on the bench for the Champions League play-off match against S.S.C. Napoli.[4] In the following day he made his first-team debut, coming on as a substitute for Markel Susaeta in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 home win and also assisting Ibai Gómez in the third.[5]
References
- ↑ "El Athletic ficha al cadete realista Unai López" [Athletic signs Real cadete Unai López] (in Spanish). Diario Vasco. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "El canterano Unai López hará la pretemporada a las órdenes de Valverde" [Youth player Unai López will make the pre-season at the orders of Valverde] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Kepa, Unai López y Aketxe, en la lista B para la Champions" [Kepa, Unai López and Aketxe, in the B-list for Champions] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Athletic Club – SSC Napoli, alineaciones" [Athletic Club – SSC Napoli, lineups] (in Spanish). Athletic's official website. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Aduriz relishing Athletic's group stage adventure". UEFA.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Unai López profile at BDFutbol
- Unai López profile at Soccerway
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