Marta Unzué

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Unzué and the second or maternal family name is Urdániz.

Marta Unzué

Unzué in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Marta Unzué Urdániz
Date of birth	(1988-07-04) 4 July 1988
Place of birth	Berriozar, Spain
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team	Athletic Bilbao
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Osasuna
2006–2020	FC Barcelona	278+	(21+)
2018–2020	→ Athletic Bilbao (loan)	39	(2)
2020–	Athletic Bilbao	33	(0)
International career
2014–	Basque Country	5	(0)
2017–	Navarre	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2021

Marta Unzué Urdániz (born 4 July 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and occasionally as a right back for Primera División club Athletic Bilbao.

She spent over a decade with Barcelona, winning several trophies and featuring in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Club career

Unzué arrived at Barcelona in 2006 from CA Osasuna, along with her twin sister Elba. The team performed poorly and were relegated in her first season. Elba left the club after four years, but Marta remained and was appointed captain after the departure of Vicky Losada in 2015. She maintained her role of first captain for two years.

On 24 July 2018, a deal was agreed for 30-year-old Unzué to join Athletic Bilbao on a two-year loan contract.

At the end of her loan contract, in April 2020, she announced her departure from FC Barcelona after 14 years with the club to permanently transfer to Athletic Bilbao. She left having recorded the second-most appearances of all time for Barcelona with 360.

Education

Unzué has obtained a degree in physical activity and sport science in 2010, and a master's degree in nutrition and food in 2014 from the University of Barcelona. She also has a Level 2 certificate in football coaching.

Personal life

Unzue's uncle is

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Honours

FC Barcelona

• Primera División (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Segunda División: 2007–08
• Copa de la Reina de Fútbol (5): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
• Copa Catalunya (8): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

External links

• Marta Unzué – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Profile at FC Barcelona
• Marta Unzué at Soccerway
• Marta Unzué on X
• Marta Unzué on Facebook