Unai Albizua

Unai Albizua Urquijo (born 18 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UE Cornellà as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Albizua and the second or maternal family name is Urquijo.
Unai Albizua
Albizua (right) with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Unai Albizua Urquijo
Date of birth (1989-01-18) 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
 Cornellà
Number 20
Youth career
2003–2008 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Basconia 60 (1)
2010–2013 Bilbao Athletic 96 (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)
2019–2020 UCAM Murcia 9 (0)
2020–2021 Stade Lausanne Ouchy 23 (0)
2021– Cornellà 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Laudio/Llodio, Álava, Basque Country, 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 2–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid after replacing the injured Aymeric Laporte.[3][4]

On 15 July 2014, Albizua was loaned to Segunda División club CD Tenerife.[5] Roughly one year later, he moved to fellow league side CD Leganés after cutting ties with Athletic.[6]

On 28 July 2016, Albizua signed for UCAM Murcia CF still in the second division.[7] The following 11 July, he joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa from the same league.[8]

On 17 August 2021, after one year in the Swiss Challenge League with FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy,[9][10] the 32-year-old Albizua returned to Spain and signed with UE Cornellà of the newly-formed Primera División RFEF.[11]

References
  1. Martín, Asís (14 September 2013). "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. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "More home comforts for Atletico". ESPN FC. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. Zubieta, Jon (4 June 2014). "Unai Albizua, un valor aún desconocido" [Unai Albizua, an asset still unknown]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. "Albizua's transfer". Athletic Bilbao. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. "Unai Albizua, fuerza y carácter de Primera" [Unai Albizua, strength and character from Primera] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. "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.
  8. "Alta Unai Albizua Urkijo "Albizua Urkijo"" [Unai Albizua Urkijo "Albizua Urkijo" in] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. "Un défenseur espagnol pour rugir au SLO" [A Spanish defender to roar at SLO] (in French). FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. Davet, Matthias (21 April 2021). "Stade Lausanne-Ouchy renoue avec le succès devant son public" [Stade Lausanne-Ouchy return to winning ways in front of their faithful]. Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. "Bienvenido, Unai Albizua" [Welcome, Unai Albizua] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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