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Unai Vencedor

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Unai Vencedor
Vencedor with Athletic Bilbao in 2022
Personal information
Full name Unai Vencedor Paris
Date of birth (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Racing Santander
(on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2017 Santutxu
2017–2018 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Bilbao Athletic 62 (5)
2020– Athletic Bilbao 73 (0)
2023–2024Eibar (loan) 38 (2)
2024–Racing Santander (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Spain U19 3 (0)
2021– Spain U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Unai Vencedor Paris (born 15 November 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Racing de Santander, on loan from Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

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Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Vencedor joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama academy in 2017, from Santutxu FC.[1] In June of the following year, after finishing his formation, he moved straight into the reserve squad for the pre-season (skipping the usual step to the farm team),[2] and made his senior debut on 29 September by starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B away loss against Real Oviedo Vetusta.[3]

He scored his first senior goal on 15 December 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 home win against CD Calahorra.[4] Six days later, he renewed his contract with the Lions until 2023.[5]

Vencedor made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 16 February 2020, starting in a 1–0 home defeat to CA Osasuna.[6] He did not feature again that season and was reported to have requested a loan move to continue his development, but was told he would be in contention for a place during the 2020–21 campaign. He had to wait until the end of November 2020 before making another start against Real Betis,[7] but was selected regularly from then on.

Having established himself in the squad (including winning the Supercopa de España with victories over Real Madrid then FC Barcelona),[8] in February 2021 Vencedor agreed a new contract with Athletic running to the summer of 2025, with a €40 million buyout clause.[9] During the 2022–23 campaign, however, he lost his starting spot to Mikel Vesga and Oihan Sancet.

On 5 August 2023, Vencedor was loaned to Segunda División side SD Eibar for the season.[10] On 10 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Racing de Santander also in a temporary one-year deal.[11]

International career

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Vencedor with Spain U19 in 2019

Vencedor is a youth international for Spain, having represented the under-19s in 2019[12] and the under-21s in 2021.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 May 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bilbao Athletic 2018–19 Segunda División B 36 2 36 2
2019–20 26 3 1[a] 0 27 3
Total 62 5 0 0 1 0 63 5
Athletic Bilbao 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 28 0 4 0 2[c] 0 34 0
2021–22 34 0 1 0 0 0 35 0
Total 63 0 6 0 2 0 71 0
Career total 125 5 6 0 3 0 134 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

Honours

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Athletic Bilbao

References

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  1. ^ "El Athletic ficha a Unai Vencedor del Santutxu una de las jóvenes promesas del fútbol vizcaíno" [Athletic sign Unai Vencedor of Santutxu one of the young prospects of Biscayan football] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Preseason with Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Los tres puntos se quedaron en casa: Real Oviedo B 2–1 Bilbao Ath" [The three points stayed at home: Real Oviedo B 2–1 Bilbao Ath.] (in Spanish). El Español. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Bilbao Athletic 3–2 Calahorra". Inside Athletic. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Renewals". Athletic Bilbao. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ "La Copa distrae mucho" [The Cup is too much of a distraction] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Vencedor ha necesitado 281 días para ser titular....y no tiene seguro repetir en Getafe" [Vencedor has needed 281 days to start ... and has no guarantee to repeat in Getafe] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ Vencedor renews until 2025, Athletic Club website, 8 February 2021
  10. ^ "Unai Vencedor loaned to SD Eibar". Athletic Bilbao. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Vencedor loaned to Racing Santander". Athletic Bilbao. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Aitor Paredes y Unai Vencedor, reclutados con la sub 19" [Aitor Paredes and Unai Vencedor, called up to the under-19s] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. ^ Vencedor and Nico Williams make their Spain Under-21 debuts Athletic Club official website, 3 September 2021
  14. ^ Unai Vencedor at BDFutbol
  15. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de enero de 2021, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 January 2021, in Seville] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  17. ^ Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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