Beñat Prados

Beñat Prados Díaz (born 8 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.

Club career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Prados joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in July 2015, from UDC Txantrea. He made his senior debut with the farm team during the 2018–19 season, in Tercera División.

Prados made his debut with the reserves on 26 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Oihan Sancet in a 4–1 Segunda División B home routing of Real Valladolid Promesas. Definitely promoted to the B-side in June 2020, he subsequently became a regular starter for the team, playing in 25 matches (play-offs included) of the 2020–21 campaign, scoring once in a 3–2 away success over SD Amorebieta on 6 February 2021.

On 14 May 2021, Prados renewed his contract until 2025. In June, he was called up by manager Marcelino to make the pre-season with the main squad.

On 14 July 2022, Prados moved on loan to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season. He made his professional debut on 13 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.

On 19 August 2023, he made his La Liga debut for Athletic in his hometown of Pamplona at El Sadar against Osasuna, replacing Imanol in a 2–0 victory. On 1 September, after the departure of Javier Martón, he was registered in the first team squad with the number '24'. After a few months in which he occasionally filled in as a right-back or center-back, in December he made a place for himself in the centre of midfield, with several impressive displays.

In September 2025 he suffered an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee during a training session, undergoing a successful operation but being ruled out for the entire club season. Having recuperated, he was assigned squad number '6' for the 2026–27 Athletic Bilbao season after the departure of Mikel Vesga but then missed the start of the campaign with a minor muscle injury.

International career He was an international in various youth categories of the Spanish national team. In 2017, he attended a friendly tournament with the under-16 team coached by Santi Denia. He was also an under-18, under-19 and under-20 international.

Career statistics

Honours Athletic Bilbao Copa del Rey: 2023–24