Unai Egiluz

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Unai Egiluz
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Egiluz in 2024
Personal information
Full name Unai Egiluz Arroyo
Date of birth (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Durango, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Youth career
Durango
2018–2021 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Basconia 23 (0)
2022–2024 Bilbao Athletic 50 (0)
2024– Athletic Bilbao 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Mirandés (loan) 28 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2025

Unai Egiluz Arroyo (born 19 March 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Athletic Bilbao.

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Career

Born in Durango, Biscay, Basque Country, Egiluz joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama youth academy in 2018, from hometown side SCD Durango. [1] He made his senior debut with the farm team CD Basconia on 5 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División RFEF away draw against Barakaldo CF.

Egiluz was promoted to the reserves on 10 July 2022, [2] and made his first appearance for the side on 28 August by coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 Primera Federación home loss against CF La Nucía. In the summer of 2023, he was one of the players chosen to do the pre-season with the senior squad. [3]

Egiluz made his first tema debut for the Lions on 1 November 2023, starting in a 2–1 away win over UE Rubí, for the season's Copa del Rey. [4] [5] He remained a starter for the B's during the campaign, as they achieved promotion from Segunda Federación.

On 29 August 2024, Egiluz was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for one year, becoming the third Athletic player to do so in the transfer window. [6] He made his professional debut on 15 September, replacing Tachi at half-time in a 2–0 home win over Albacete Balompié. [7]

Egiluz contributed with 33 appearances overall during the campaign, as the Jabatos narrowly missed out promotion in the play-offs. On returning to Athletic, he renewed his contract until 2028 on 9 July 2025 and was definitely included in the main squad, [8] but suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury shortly after. [9]

Honours

Bilbao Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "Unai Egiluz, ex alumno de Lauaxeta, fichado por el Athletic" [Unai Egiluz, former Lauaxeta alumni, signed for Athletic] (in Spanish). Lauaxeta Ikastola. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic 2022–23 echa a rodar" [Bilbao Athletic 2022–23 is up and running] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Beltrán, Javier R. (27 June 2023). "Gastesi, Barandalla, Eguiluz y Bita se suman a la pretemporada del Athletic" [Gastesi, Barandalla, Eguiluz and Bita join the pre-season of Athletic]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Unai Egiluz makes Athletic Club debut". Athletic Bilbao. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Unai Egiluz, un nuevo león para el Athletic" [Unai Egiluz, a new lion for Athletic] (in Spanish). Deia. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Egiluz goes on loan to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "El Mirandés doblega a un romo Albacete y se mantiene invicto" [Mirandés defeat a tough Albacete and remain unbeaten] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Egiluz signs contract extension until 2028". Athletic Bilbao. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Egiluz, operado con éxito de la rotura del cruzado" [Egiluz, successfully operated from the cruciate tear] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic ya es Campeón: Un año después regresará a Primera Federación" [Bilbao Athletic are now champions: A year later they return to the Primera Federación]. GolsMedia (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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