Personal information | |||
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Full name | Unai López Cabrera [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 October 1995||
Place of birth | Errenteria, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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) |
2014–2021 | Athletic Bilbao | 78 | (4) |
2016–2017 | → Leganés (loan) | 23 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 39 | (3) |
2021– | Rayo Vallecano | 96 | (2) |
International career | |||
2011 | Spain U16 | 5 | (2) |
2013 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 12 | (3) |
2014 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 |
Unai López Cabrera (Basque: [unai lopes̻]; Spanish: [ˈunaj ˈlopeθ]; born 30 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a defensive midfielder.
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. [2] [3] He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 season in the Tercera División, and in July 2013 was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B. [4]
López was called up to the main squad by manager Ernesto Valverde on 2 July 2014, for pre-season matches. [5] In August, he was also included in a B list for that campaign's UEFA Champions League. [6]
On 27 August 2014, López was named on the bench for the Champions League play-off match against S.S.C. Napoli. [7] He made his first-team debut the following day, coming on as a substitute for Markel Susaeta in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 home win and also providing an assist to Ibai Gómez in the last goal. [8] His La Liga bow took place on the 30th, when he featured 23 minutes in the 3–0 defeat of Levante UD also at the San Mamés Stadium. [9]
On 26 July 2016, after a season back at the B side in the Segunda División, López was loaned to CD Leganés for one year. [10] On 1 August of the following year, he moved to second tier club Rayo Vallecano on a one-year loan deal. [11]
López scored his first competitive goal for Athletic on 8 March 2020, from a free kick to open a 4–1 away league victory over Real Valladolid. [12] He featured regularly during the 2019–20 campaign, but subsequently fell down the pecking order after the emergence of newer youth prospects such as Oihan Sancet, Unai Vencedor and Oier Zarraga. [13]
On 31 August 2021, López returned to Rayo on a three-year contract; [14] Athletic retained a first refusal clause on any future transfer, while also receiving "a series of economic compensations". [15]
López represented Spain at under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [16] He made his debut for the last of those age groups on 9 September 2014, in a 1–1 home draw against Austria for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. [17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Basconia | 2012–13 | Tercera División | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
Bilbao Athletic | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Segunda División | 40 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||
Total | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2014–15 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 26 | 1 | 4 [b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 78 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 4 | ||
Leganés (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
Career total | 234 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 251 | 17 |
Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Bilbao
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Unai López Cabrera [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 October 1995||
Place of birth | Errenteria, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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) |
2014–2021 | Athletic Bilbao | 78 | (4) |
2016–2017 | → Leganés (loan) | 23 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 39 | (3) |
2021– | Rayo Vallecano | 96 | (2) |
International career | |||
2011 | Spain U16 | 5 | (2) |
2013 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 12 | (3) |
2014 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 |
Unai López Cabrera (Basque: [unai lopes̻]; Spanish: [ˈunaj ˈlopeθ]; born 30 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a defensive midfielder.
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. [2] [3] He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 season in the Tercera División, and in July 2013 was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B. [4]
López was called up to the main squad by manager Ernesto Valverde on 2 July 2014, for pre-season matches. [5] In August, he was also included in a B list for that campaign's UEFA Champions League. [6]
On 27 August 2014, López was named on the bench for the Champions League play-off match against S.S.C. Napoli. [7] He made his first-team debut the following day, coming on as a substitute for Markel Susaeta in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 home win and also providing an assist to Ibai Gómez in the last goal. [8] His La Liga bow took place on the 30th, when he featured 23 minutes in the 3–0 defeat of Levante UD also at the San Mamés Stadium. [9]
On 26 July 2016, after a season back at the B side in the Segunda División, López was loaned to CD Leganés for one year. [10] On 1 August of the following year, he moved to second tier club Rayo Vallecano on a one-year loan deal. [11]
López scored his first competitive goal for Athletic on 8 March 2020, from a free kick to open a 4–1 away league victory over Real Valladolid. [12] He featured regularly during the 2019–20 campaign, but subsequently fell down the pecking order after the emergence of newer youth prospects such as Oihan Sancet, Unai Vencedor and Oier Zarraga. [13]
On 31 August 2021, López returned to Rayo on a three-year contract; [14] Athletic retained a first refusal clause on any future transfer, while also receiving "a series of economic compensations". [15]
López represented Spain at under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [16] He made his debut for the last of those age groups on 9 September 2014, in a 1–1 home draw against Austria for the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. [17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Basconia | 2012–13 | Tercera División | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
Bilbao Athletic | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Segunda División | 40 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 2 | |||
Total | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2014–15 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 26 | 1 | 4 [b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 78 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 4 | ||
Leganés (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
Career total | 234 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 251 | 17 |
Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Bilbao