Unai Albizua
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai Albizua Urquijo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Baskonia | 60 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Bilbao Athletic | 97 | (1) |
| 2013– | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Albizua and the second or maternal family name is Urquijo.
Unai Albizua Urquijo (born 18 January 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Albizua joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2003. He played three full seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B, captaining them to the 2013 playoffs after a third-place finish in his last.[1]
Albizua was promoted to the first team prior to the beginning of the 2013–14 campaign.[2] On 3 November 2013 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid after replacing injured Aymeric Laporte.[3]
References
- ↑ "Unai Albizua se lleva el trofeo al mejor cachorro 2012/13 de 'La Cantera de Lezama'" [Unai Albizua takes trophy for best 2012/13 puppy from 'La Cantera de Lezama'] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "El Athletic hace ficha del primer equipo al central Albizua" [Athletic includes stopper Albizua in first team] (in Spanish). Canal Athletic. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "More home comforts for Atletico". ESPN FC. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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