Iker Bilbao
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Bilbao Mendiguren | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Larrabetzu, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Unión | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danok Bat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Basconia | 54 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gernika (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Amorebieta | 110 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | PAS Giannina | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | Alcorcón | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Real Unión | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Iker Bilbao Mendiguren (born 20 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Unión.
Career
[edit]Bilbao was born in Larrabetzu, Biscay, Basque Country, and finished his formation with Danok Bat CF. On 5 July 2015, he moved to Athletic Bilbao and was assigned to the farm team in Tercera División.[1]
Bilbao made his senior debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 0–4 Tercera División away loss against Zalla UC.[2] He scored his first senior goal late in the month, netting the opener in a 2–2 draw at SD Deusto.[3]
On 18 August 2017, Bilbao was loaned to Segunda División B side Gernika Club, for one year.[4] On 17 July of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he signed for fellow league team SD Amorebieta.[5]
Initially a backup option, Bilbao became a starter in the 2020–21 campaign, featuring in 25 league matches (play-offs included) and scoring twice as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División; one of his two goals was in a 1–0 away win over CD Badajoz, which sealed the club's promotion.[6] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gorka Guruzeta in a 0–2 away loss against CD Mirandés.[7]
On 28 June 2022, Bilbao moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for Greek side PAS Giannina FC.[8] On 30 January 2024, he returned to his home country and its second division, agreeing to a short-term deal with AD Alcorcón.[9]
On 3 July 2024, Bilbao signed for Real Unión on a one-year contract, with the option for a second year.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iker Bilbao nuevo fichaje para el Basconia desde el Danok Bat" [Iker Bilbao new signing for Basconia from Danok Bat] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Zalla 4–0 Basconia" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Deusto 2 – Basconia 2" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "El Athletic cede a Iker Bilbao al Gernika" [Athletic loan Iker Bilbao to Gernika] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Iker Bilbao: "Todos los años se aprende algo nuevo"" [Iker Bilbao: "Every year you learn something new"] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "RESUMEN | Iker Bilbao sella el sueño de una primera vez en Segunda División (0–1)" [REPORT | Iker Bilbao seals the dream of a first time in Segunda División (0–1)] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Este Mirandés promete" [This Mirandés is promising] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "WELCOME IKER BILBAO". www.pasgiannina.gr. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "La A.D. Alcorcón incorpora a Iker Bilbao" [A.D. Alcorcón signs Iker Bilbao] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Iker Bilbao llega al Real Unión Club – Real Unión Club" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Iker Bilbao at Athletic Bilbao
- Iker Bilbao at BDFutbol
- Iker Bilbao at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Greater Bilbao
- Footballers from Biscay
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Super League Greece players
- Danok Bat CF players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Gernika Club footballers
- SD Amorebieta footballers
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- PAS Giannina F.C. players
- Real Unión footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen