Unai López

Unai López
Personal information
Full name Unai López Cabrera
Date of birth (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995
Place of birth Errenteria, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2010 Antiguoko
2010–2011 Real Sociedad
2011–2013 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Basconia 21 (2)
2013–2016 Bilbao Athletic 73 (6)
2014– Athletic Bilbao 19 (0)
2016–2017 → Leganés (loan) 23 (2)
2017–2018 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 39 (3)
National team
2011 Spain U16 5 (2)
2013 Spain U18 1 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 12 (3)
2014 Spain U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2018

Unai López Cabrera (Spanish: [unai lopes̻]; Spanish: [ˈunai ˈlopeθ]; born 30 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao 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 out at Antiguoko.[1][2] He made his debut 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.[3] In August he was also added in the B-list for the campaign's UEFA Champions League,[4] 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.[5] 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 for the third goal.[6]

On 26 July 2016, after a season back at the B-side in Segunda División, López was loaned to CD Leganés for one year.[7] On 1 August of the following year, he moved to second tier club Rayo Vallecano on a one-year loan deal.[8]

Honours

Rayo Vallecano

References

  1. ↑ "El Athletic ficha al cadete realista Unai López" [Athletic sign Real cadet Unai López]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "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]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kepa, Unai López y Aketxe, en la lista B para la Champions" [Kepa, Unai López and Aketxe, in the B-list for Champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Athletic Club – SSC Napoli, alineaciones" [Athletic Club – SSC Napoli, lineups] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Aduriz relishing Athletic's group stage adventure". UEFA. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Unai López, talento y juventud para la zona de creación" [Unai López, talent and youth for the creative zone] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cesión de Unai López" [Unai López's loan] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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