Unai Albizua
_Albizua_(cropped).jpg) Albizua (right) with Leganés in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai Albizua Urquijo | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Laudio/Llodio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UCAM Murcia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Basconia | 60 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Bilbao Athletic | 97 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Athletic Bilbao | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Tenerife (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Leganés | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | UCAM Murcia | 39 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cultural Leonesa | 24 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ibiza | 11 | (0) |
| 2019– | UCAM Murcia | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2019 | |||
Unai Albizua Urquijo (born 18 January 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UCAM Murcia CF as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Laudio/Llodio, Albizua joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2003. He played three full seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B, captaining them to the 2013 playoffs after a third-place finish in his last.[1]
Albizua was promoted to the first team prior to the beginning of the 2013–14 campaign.[2] On 3 November 2013 he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid after replacing injured Aymeric Laporte.[3]
On 15 July 2014, Albizua was loaned to Segunda División club CD Tenerife.[4] Roughly one year later, he moved to fellow league team CD Leganés after cutting ties with Athletic.[5]
On 28 July 2016, Albizua signed for UCAM Murcia CF still in the second division.[6] The following 11 July, he joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa from the same level.[7]
References
- ^ "Unai Albizua se lleva el trofeo al mejor cachorro 2012/13 de 'La Cantera de Lezama'" [Unai Albizua takes trophy for best 2012/13 puppy from 'La Cantera de Lezama'] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "El Athletic hace ficha del primer equipo al central Albizua" [Athletic include stopper Albizua in first team] (in Spanish). Canal Athletic. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "More home comforts for Atletico". ESPN FC. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Albizua's transfer". Athletic Bilbao. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Unai Albizua, fuerza y carácter de Primera" [Unai Albizua, strength and character from Primera] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Albizua, nuevo jugador del UCAM Murcia CF" [Albizua, new player of UCAM Murcia CF] (in Spanish). UCAM Murcia. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Alta Unai Albizua Urkijo "Albizua Urkijo"" [Unai Albizua Urkijo "Albizua Urkijo" in] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Unai Albizua at Athletic Bilbao
- Unai Albizua at BDFutbol
- Unai Albizua at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Barakaldo
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- CD Leganés players
- UCAM Murcia CF players
- Cultural Leonesa footballers
- UD Ibiza players