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This article is about Athletic players with at least 200 appearances. For all Athletic players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Athletic Bilbao footballers.
Joseba Etxeberria has the most career appearances and goals among Athletic players in the last 30 years.

Athletic Bilbao is an association football club based in Bilbao, in Biscay in the Basque Country of Spain. The club was a founder member of the Spanish league, better known as La Liga, in 1928, and has won the league championship eight times. As of 2012, Athletic has played for 82 years in the Primera División, the top tier of Spanish football, and is one of only three clubs, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona, never to have been relegated from La Liga.[1]

The club is known for its policy of recruiting only players from the greater Basque Country, a region which includes Labourd, Soule and Lower Navarre in France as well as the Spanish provinces of Biscay, Guipúzcoa, Álava and Navarre. This policy, which for many years applied both to signings from other clubs and to youngsters admitted to the club's academy, has in recent years become more flexible, so that players whose career developed in the youth system of other clubs in the region are now acceptable, irrespective of their country of birth.[2][3][4]

Athletic won the Copa del Rey three times between 1914 and 1916. The team of that period included the prolific goalscorer Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno; he scored the first goal in the San Mamés Stadium on 21 August 1913, scored a hat-trick in the 1915 Copa del Rey final, and his 89 games for the club produced a total of 78 goals.[5][6] Since 1953, the top scorer in La Liga each season has been awarded the Pichichi Trophy, named in his honour.[7]

On 29 September 1940 Telmo Zarra played his first league match for the club. During his time at Athletic, he won six Pichichi awards, a league record, and helped the club achieve a league championship and five Copa del Rey trophies. He retired in 1955, having played 352 matches and scored 333 goals.[8][9] Joseba Etxeberria, who joined Athletic from Real Sociedad in 1995 for a record transfer fee of €3 million,[10] is the player with the most appearances for the club in the last 30 years. He signed a one-year extension to his contract in 2009 in which he agreed to play the 2009–10 season unpaid in the hope of reaching 500 games before he retired;[11] he finished the season (and his professional career) on 514.

Players

José Ángel Iribar is the Athletic player with the most career appearances.

Appearance and goal totals include matches in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and regional competitions.[NB2] Substitute appearances are included. Table is initially sorted in descending order of appearances and includes all Athletic players who have made 200 appearances or more.

Key

* Club record holder
Name in italics Currently playing for Athletic
Bold Record goals or appearances (all competitions)
This list is complete and up to date as of June 2019.
Name Nationality Position[NB1] Athletic Bilbao career Appearances Goals Notes Refs
José Ángel Iribar *  Spain Goalkeeper 1962–1980 614 0 [A][1 Zamora] [12]
José Francisco "Txetxu" Rojo  Spain Forward 1965–1982 541 67 [13]
Joseba Etxeberria  Spain Forward 1995–2010 514 104 [14]
Andoni Iraola  Spain Defender 2003–2015 510 38 [15]
Markel Susaeta  Spain Midfielder 2007–2019 507 56 [16]
Agustín Gaínza  Spain Forward 1940–1959 493 152 [17]
José María Orúe  Spain Defender 1950–1968 480 0.91 [18]
Aitor Larrazábal  Spain Defender 1990–2004 445 43 [19]
Nicanor "Canito" Sagarduy  Spain Defender 1948–1963 435 5.96 [20]
Julen Guerrero  Spain Midfielder 1992–2006 430 116 [21]
Estanislao Argote  Spain Forward 1977–1990 427 76 [22]
Ismael Urzaiz  Spain Forward 1996–2007 419 129 [23]
José Panizo  Spain Midfielder 1938–1955 413 169 [24]
Aritz Aduriz  Spain Forward 2002–2003
2006–2008
2012–2020		 405 172 [25]
Carmelo Cedrún  Spain Goalkeeper 1950–1964 402 0 [26]
Dani Ruiz-Bazán  Spain Forward 1974–1986 402 199 [27]
Josu Urrutia  Spain Midfielder 1987–2003 401 10.911 [28]
Fidel Uriarte  Spain Forward 1962–1974 394 120 [29]
Carlos Gurpegui  Spain Midfielder 2002–2016 393 22 [30]
Gorka Iraizoz  Spain Goalkeeper 2007–2017 392 0 [31]
Iker Muniain  Spain Forward 2009– 385 54 [32]
Mikel San José  Spain Defender 2009– 385 37 [33]
Óscar de Marcos  Spain Midfielder 2009– 384 32 [34]
Manuel Sarabia  Spain Forward 1967–1968
1978–1988		 382 118 [35]
Andoni Goikoetxea  Spain Defender 1974–1987 369 44 [36]
Ángel María Villar  Spain Midfielder 1971–1981 361 10.9911 [37]
Antón Arieta  Spain Forward 1964–1974 358 83 [38]
Genar Andrinúa  Spain Defender 1983–1984
1984–1985
1986–1997		 356 20.921 [39]
Francisco Yeste  Spain Midfielder 1998–2010 353 58.959 [40]
Telmo Zarra *  Spain Forward 1940–1955 352 333 [B][6 Pichichi] [8]
José Artetxe  Spain Forward 1950–1965 345 133 [41]
Santiago Urquiaga  Spain Defender 1978–1987 345 6.97 [42]
Luis María "Koldo" Etxeberria  Spain Defender 1961–1972 341 2.93 [43]
Iñaki Sáez  Spain Defender 1962–1974 338 8 [44]
Fernando Llorente  Spain Forward 2005–2013 333 118 [45]
Agustín Gisasola  Spain Defender 1970–1983 332 19 [46]
José Gallego  Spain Midfielder 1979–1980
1981–1992		 331 17.918 [47]
Bittor Alkiza  Spain Midfielder 1994–2003 328 9.910 [48]
Rafael Iriondo  Spain Forward 1940–1953 323 114.9115 [49]
Ander Iturraspe  Spain Midfielder 2008–2019 320 3 [50]
Jesús Aranguren  Spain Defender 1962–1975 318 3.94 [51]
Pablo Orbaiz  Spain Midfielder 2000–2011 318 10.99913 [52]
José Argoitia  Spain Forward 1960–1972 308 70 [53]
Eneko Arieta  Spain Forward 1951–1966 302 170 [54]
Koldo Agirre  Spain Forward 1957–1970 296 63.964 [55]
Rafael Alkorta  Spain Defender 1987–1993 294 6 [56]
Mauri Lauzirika  Spain Forward 1953–1964 293 72 [57]
Patxi Salinas  Spain Defender 1982–1992 293 9.9910 [58]
Jesús Garay  Spain Defender 1950–1960 292 9.99910 [59]
José Ángel Ziganda  Spain Forward 1991–1998 291 91 [60]
Iñigo Larrainzar  Spain Defender 1993–2003 289 6.997 [61]
Ismael Urtubi  Spain Midfielder 1980–1981
1982–1992		 278 37 [62]
José Larrauri  Spain Defender 1965–1974 277 0 [63]
Carlos Ruiz  Spain Forward 1970–1981 275 115 [1 Pichichi] [64]
Ander Garitano  Spain Midfielder 1987–1996 275 42 [65]
Nando González  Spain Defender 1941–1952 272 6.9997 [66]
Miguel de Andrés  Spain Midfielder 1979–1988 268 11.912 [67]
Carlos García  Spain Defender 1992–2003 264 25 [68]
Raimundo Lezama  Spain Goalkeeper 1941–1957 261 0 [1 Zamora] [69]
Santiago Ezquerro  Spain Forward 1998–2005 260 59 [70]
José Núñez  Spain Defender 1971–1976
1978–1986		 258 2 [71]
Guillermo Gorostiza *  Spain Forward 1929–1940 256 198 [2 Pichichi*] [72]
Javi González  Spain Midfielder 1997–2007 254 11.9912 [73]
Fernando Amorebieta  Venezuela Defender 2005–2013 254 4 [74]
Jesús María Lacruz  Spain Defender 1997–2006 251 12 [75]
Javi Martínez  Spain Midfielder 2006–2012 251 25 [76]
Roberto Bertol  Spain Midfielder 1939–1950 247 0 [77]
Manuel Etura  Spain Defender 1953–1966 247 2.993 [78]
José María "Txema" Noriega  Spain Forward 1979–1987 244 56 [79]
Mikel Balenziaga  Spain Defender 2008–2009
2013–		 242 2 [80]
José Iraragorri  Spain Forward 1929–1949 240 179 [81]
Isaac Oceja  Spain Defender 1933–1948 239 1 [82]
Andoni Zubizarreta  Spain Goalkeeper 1981–1986 239 0 [83]
José Maguregi  Spain Defender 1952–1961 234 41 [84]
Luis de la Fuente  Spain Defender 1980–1987 233 4.95 [85]
Iñigo Liceranzu  Spain Defender 1981–1988 232 18 [86]
José Muguerza  Spain Defender 1928–1936 231 2.9993 [87]
Roberto "Tiko" Martínez  Spain Midfielder 1999–2008 230 26 [88]
Ricardo Mendiguren  Spain Forward 1986–1997 224 22.923 [89]
Daniel Astrain  Spain Defender 1971–1979 222 3.994 [90]
José Lasa  Spain Midfielder 1972–1978 222 23 [91]
Aymeric Laporte  France Defender 2012–2018 222 10 [92]
Roberto  Spain Midfielder 1928–1936 217 21 [93]
Andoni Lakabeg  Spain Defender 1988–1995 212 3 [94]
Ramón de la Fuente  Spain Forward 1925–1934 211 64 [95]
Ignacio Uribe  Spain Forward 1953–1963 211 69 [96]
Agustín "Bata" Sauto  Spain Forward 1929–1936 208 208 [1 Pichichi] [97]
Beñat Etxebarria  Spain Midfielder 2006–2007
2013–		 207 10 [98]
Gaizka Toquero  Spain Forward 2008–2015 207 25 [99]
Venancio García  Spain Forward 1944–1947
1948–1955		 206 89 [100]
Javier Escalza  Spain Defender 1973–1980 206 7 [101]
Iñaki Williams  Spain Forward 2014– 204 48 [102]
Fernando Tirapu  Spain Defender 1977–1983 204 5 [103]
Óscar Vales  Spain Defender 1993–1997
1999–2005		 204 4 [104]
Gregorio Blasco *  Spain Goalkeeper 1926–1936 203 0 [3 Zamora*] [105]
Aitor Karanka  Spain Defender 1993–1998
2002–2006		 202 0 [106]

Notes

  • NB1. ^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  • NB2. ^ Regarding regional competitions; Athletic Bilbao competed in the Basque Cup and Biscay Championship until 1940.[107]
  • Pichichi. a b c d Won the Pichichi Trophy while at Athletic. Gorostiza was the first Athletic player to receive the trophy with 19 goals. Zarra holds the joint-record (with Messi) for most Pichichis in La Liga with six.[9][108]
  • Zamora. a b c Won the Zamora Trophy while at Athletic. Blasco was the first Athletic player to receive the trophy. Blasco also has the record of most Zamora trophies won by a single Athletic player, with three.[109][110]
  • A. ^ Iribar had the most appearances in La Liga, with 466, and overall, with 614, for Athletic.[111]
  • B. ^ Zarra is La Liga's 3rd highest goalscorer with 251 goals, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He has the record for most goals scored in all competitions, with 333, for Athletic.[112]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Official Site: The Club". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
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  6. ^ "Official Site: Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Jugadores míticos han ganado un premio que cumple 50 años" (in Spanish). terra. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
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  11. ^ "Etxeberria will play for nothing". BBC News. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  12. ^ "Official Site: Iribar". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1962-09-23
  13. ^ "Official Site: Rojo". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Site: Etxeberria". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Official Site: Iraola". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Official Site: Susaeta". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Official Site: Gainza". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Official Site: Orue". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1950-12-31
  19. ^ "Official Site: Larrazabal". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1971-06-21
  20. ^ "Official Site: Canito". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Official Site: Guerrero". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Official Site: Argote". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1956-10-21
  23. ^ "Official Site: Urzaiz". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  24. ^ "Official Site: Panizo". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  25. ^ "Official Site: Aduriz". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Official Site: Cedrún". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1951-04-15
  27. ^ "Official Site: Dani". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  28. ^ "Official Site: Urrutia". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1988-03-20
  29. ^ "Official Site: Uriarte". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1988-03-20
  30. ^ "Official Site: Gurpegi". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  31. ^ "Official Site: Iraizoz". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Official Site: Muniain". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Official Site: San José". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Official Site: De Marcos". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  35. ^ "Official Site: Sarabia". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  36. ^ "Official Site: Goikoetxea". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1956-08-23
  37. ^ "Official Site: Villar". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1950-01-21
  38. ^ "Official Site: Arieta". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1964-09-13
  39. ^ "Official Site: Andrinua". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1983-10-29
  40. ^ "Official Site: Yeste". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  41. ^ "Official Site: Artetxe". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1930-06-28
  42. ^ "Official Site: Urquiaga". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1958-04-18
  43. ^ "Official Site: Etxeberria". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1940-03-24
  44. ^ "Official Site: Sáez". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  45. ^ "Official Site: Llorente". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  46. ^ "Official Site: Gisasola". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  47. ^ "Official Site: Gallego". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  48. ^ "Official Site: Alkiza". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1970-10-26
  49. ^ "Official Site: Iriondo". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  50. ^ "Official Site: Iturraspe". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  51. ^ "Official Site: Aranguren". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  52. ^ "Official Site: Orbaiz". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  53. ^ "Official Site: Argoitia". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1940-01-18
  54. ^ "Official Site: Arieta". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  55. ^ "Official Site: Agirre". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1939-04-27
  56. ^ "Official Site: Alkorta". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  57. ^ "Official Site: Lauzirika". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1934-07-26
  58. ^ "Official Site: Salinas". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1963-11-17
  59. ^ "Official Site: Garay". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  60. ^ "Official Site: Ziganda". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1991-08-31
  61. ^ "Official Site: Larrainzar". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  62. ^ "Official Site: Urtubi". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1961-05-24
  63. ^ "Official Site: Larrauri". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1965-09-19
  64. ^ "Official Site: Herrero". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  65. ^ "Official Site: Garitano". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1969-02-26
  66. ^ "Official Site: González". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1942-04-26
  67. ^ "Official Site: de Andrés". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  68. ^ "Official Site: García". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1970-08-13
  69. ^ "Official Site: Lezema". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  70. ^ "Official Site: Ezquerro". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1976-12-14
  71. ^ "Official Site: Núñez". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1952-01-22
  72. ^ "Official Site: Gorostiza". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  73. ^ "Official Site: González". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  74. ^ "Official Site: Amorebieta". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  75. ^ "Official Site: Lacruz". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  76. ^ "Official Site: J.Martínez". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  77. ^ "Official Site: Bertol". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1939-01-15
  78. ^ "Official Site: Etura". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1934-02-21
  79. ^ "Official Site: Noriega". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  80. ^ "Official Site: Balenziaga". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018. born 1988-02-29
  81. ^ "Official Site: Iraragorri". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  82. ^ "Official Site: Oceja". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  83. ^ "Official Site: Zubizarreta". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  84. ^ "Official Site: Maguregi". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1934-03-16
  85. ^ "Official Site: de la Fuente". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1961-06-21
  86. ^ "Official Site: Liceranzu". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  87. ^ "Official Site: Muguerza". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1980-10-23
  88. ^ "Official Site: "Tiko"". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1976-09-15
  89. ^ "Official Site: Mendiguren". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  90. ^ "Official Site: Astrain". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  91. ^ "Official Site: Lasa". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  92. ^ "Official Site: Laporte". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  93. ^ "Official Site: Roberto". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  94. ^ "Official Site: Lakabeg". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  95. ^ "Official Site: de la Fuente". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  96. ^ "Official Site: Uribe". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  97. ^ "Official Site: "Bata"". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  98. ^ "Official Site: Beñat". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  99. ^ "Official Site: Toquero". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  100. ^ "Official Site: García". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  101. ^ "Official Site: Escalza". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  102. ^ "Official Site: Williams". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  103. ^ "Official Site: Tirapu". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  104. ^ "Official Site: Vales". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015. born 1974-09-13
  105. ^ "Official Site: Blasco". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  106. ^ "Official Site: Karanka". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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  110. ^ "Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  111. ^ "Official Site: Games". Athletic Bilbao. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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