Unai Vencedor
 Vencedor with Athletic Bilbao in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai Vencedor Paris | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | → Eibar (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Levante (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Spain U21 | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2022 | |||
Unai Vencedor Paris (born 15 November 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 2 September 2025, Athletic announced the loan of Vencedor to fellow top tier side Levante UD, for one year.[12]
International career
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Vencedor is a youth international for Spain, having represented the under-19s in 2019[13] and the under-21s in 2021.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 March 2026[15]
| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Eibar (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Levante (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 227 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 245 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey Final (played in 2021)
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearance in La Liga play-offs
Honours
[edit]Athletic Bilbao
- Supercopa de España: 2021[16]
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2019–20,[17] 2020–21[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Preseason with Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Club. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bilbao Athletic 3–2 Calahorra". Inside Athletic. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "Renewals". Athletic Club. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "La Copa distrae mucho" [The Cup is too much of a distraction] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ Vencedor renews until 2025, Athletic Club website, 8 February 2021
- ↑ "Unai Vencedor loaned to SD Eibar". Athletic Club. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Vencedor loaned to Racing Santander". Athletic Club. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Unai Vencedor joins Levante UD on loan". Athletic Club. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ Vencedor and Nico Williams make their Spain Under-21 debuts Athletic Club official website, 3 September 2021
- ↑ Unai Vencedor at BDFutbol
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Unai Vencedor at Athletic Club
- Unai Vencedor at BDFutbol
- Unai Vencedor at ESPN FC
- Unai Vencedor at FBref.com
- Unai Vencedor at Soccerway
- Unai Vencedor at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Bilbao
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Santutxu FC players
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- SD Eibar footballers
- Racing de Santander players
- Levante UD footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen