Yeray Álvarez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is López.
Yeray
Personal information
Full name Yeray Álvarez López
Date of birth (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Bilbao Athletic
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Basconia 26 (0)
2014– Bilbao Athletic 37 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Yeray Álvarez López (born 24 January 1995), simply known as Yeray, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bilbao Athletic as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Basque Country, Álvarez joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2008, aged 13. He made his debuts as a senior with the farm team in the 2013–14 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 26 May 2014, Álvarez was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] He contributed with 36 appearances and one goal during the season, as the B-side returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.

Álvarez made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jurgi Oteo in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Registrations and de-registrations in Bilbao Athletic". Athletic's official website. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "El que la sigue, la consigue" [The one that follows it, gets it] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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