Personal information | |||
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Full name | Unai Bustinza Martínez [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1992||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain [1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Amorebieta | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Santutxu | ||
2002–2011 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2011 | Basconia | 28 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Bilbao Athletic | 83 | (7) |
2014–2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Leganés (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2016–2022 | Leganés | 130 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Málaga | 10 | (0) |
2024– | Amorebieta | 17 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Unai Bustinza Martínez (born 2 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for SD Amorebieta.
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bustinza joined Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system in 2002, aged ten. He made his debut as a senior with the club's farm team in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División. [2]
In May 2011, Bustinza was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B. He appeared regularly for them the following campaigns, scoring a career-best five goals in 2012–13. [3]
On 15 July 2014, Bustinza was promoted to the Basques' main squad in La Liga. [4] He made his debut in the competition on 25 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win over UD Almería. [5]
Bustinza was handed his first start for the Lions on 2 May 2015, being sent off in the 93rd minute of the 0–0 draw with Atlético Madrid for two bookable offences. [6] Later that month, he played the full 90 minutes in the final of the Copa del Rey against FC Barcelona, a 3–1 loss. [7]
On 22 July 2015, Bustinza was loaned to Segunda División side CD Leganés in a season-long deal. [8] [9] The following 18 July, having contributed 1,134 minutes in all competitions to a top-flight promotion, he signed a permanent three-year contract after cutting ties with Athletic. [10] [11]
Bustinza scored the first of two goals in the Spanish top tier on 21 February 2018, but in a 1–3 home defeat to Real Madrid. [12] [13]
On 2 July 2022, free agent Bustinza joined second-tier Málaga CF on a three-year deal. [14] On 30 June 2023, after suffering relegation, he activated a clause on his contract and left. [15]
In November 2023, Bustinza started training with SD Amorebieta. [16] On 18 January 2024, he agreed to a deal at the second-division team. [17]
Bustinza made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected. [18] [19]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Unai Bustinza Martínez [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1992||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain [1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Amorebieta | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Santutxu | ||
2002–2011 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2011 | Basconia | 28 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Bilbao Athletic | 83 | (7) |
2014–2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Leganés (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2016–2022 | Leganés | 130 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Málaga | 10 | (0) |
2024– | Amorebieta | 17 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Unai Bustinza Martínez (born 2 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for SD Amorebieta.
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bustinza joined Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system in 2002, aged ten. He made his debut as a senior with the club's farm team in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División. [2]
In May 2011, Bustinza was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B. He appeared regularly for them the following campaigns, scoring a career-best five goals in 2012–13. [3]
On 15 July 2014, Bustinza was promoted to the Basques' main squad in La Liga. [4] He made his debut in the competition on 25 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win over UD Almería. [5]
Bustinza was handed his first start for the Lions on 2 May 2015, being sent off in the 93rd minute of the 0–0 draw with Atlético Madrid for two bookable offences. [6] Later that month, he played the full 90 minutes in the final of the Copa del Rey against FC Barcelona, a 3–1 loss. [7]
On 22 July 2015, Bustinza was loaned to Segunda División side CD Leganés in a season-long deal. [8] [9] The following 18 July, having contributed 1,134 minutes in all competitions to a top-flight promotion, he signed a permanent three-year contract after cutting ties with Athletic. [10] [11]
Bustinza scored the first of two goals in the Spanish top tier on 21 February 2018, but in a 1–3 home defeat to Real Madrid. [12] [13]
On 2 July 2022, free agent Bustinza joined second-tier Málaga CF on a three-year deal. [14] On 30 June 2023, after suffering relegation, he activated a clause on his contract and left. [15]
In November 2023, Bustinza started training with SD Amorebieta. [16] On 18 January 2024, he agreed to a deal at the second-division team. [17]
Bustinza made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected. [18] [19]