Unai Gómez
Spanish footballer (born 2003)
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Unai Gómez Etxebarria (born 25 May 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Udinese.
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Gómez in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Unai Gómez Etxebarria | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermeo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bermeo | ||
| 2014–2016 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2016–2019 | Danok Bat | ||
| 2019–2021 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Basconia | 31 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Bilbao Athletic | 35 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Athletic Bilbao | 83 | (4) |
| 2026– | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:40, 22 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Athletic Bilbao
Born in Bermeo, Biscay, Basque Country, Gómez joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2013 from hometown side Bermeo. He left in 2016, and spent three years with Danok Bat before returning to the Lezama Facilities in 2019.[1]
Gómez was promoted to the farm team in the Tercera División RFEF on 19 July 2021,[2] and made his senior debut on 5 September, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Barakaldo. He scored his first senior goal on 21 November, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Santutxu.
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Gómez was promoted to the reserves on 10 July 2022,[3] and made his first appearance for the side on 28 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Ewan Urain in a 2–1 Primera Federación home loss against La Nucía. He scored his first goals for the B-side on 29 January 2023, netting a brace in a 3–0 home win over Logroñés.[4]
In the summer of 2023, he was one of the players chosen to do the preseason with the senior squad,[5] where he was one of the most outstanding performers.[6][7][8] In addition, within the first few minutes of his first friendly match as a starter, he scored a goal against Celtic.[9] On 12 August 2023, he made his full La Liga debut at the San Mamés in a defeat against Real Madrid.[10] On 27 August, he scored his first professional goal to seal a 4–2 victory against Real Betis.[11] On 20 October, he renewed his contract with Athletic until June 2028.[12] On 20 December, he scored with a header following a save by Álvaro Valles, to secure a 1–0 victory over Las Palmas in the 94th minute.[13][14]
Udinese
On 8 July 2026, Serie A club Udinese announced the signing of Gómez on a five-year contract.[15]
International career
On 15 March 2024, Gómez was called up by under-21 coach Santi Denia for two qualifying matches for the Under-21 European Championship against Slovakia and Belgium.[16][17]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basconia | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2023–24 | La Liga | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Total | 83 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 13 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercopa de España
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Athletic Bilbao