Unai Gómez

Unai Gómez Etxebarria (born 25 May 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Udinese.

Career Athletic Bilbao Born in Bermeo, Biscay, Basque Country, Gómez joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2013 from hometown side Bermeo. He left in 2016, and spent three years with Danok Bat before returning to the Lezama Facilities in 2019.

Gómez was promoted to the farm team in the Tercera División RFEF on 19 July 2021, and made his senior debut on 5 September, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Barakaldo. He scored his first senior goal on 21 November, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Santutxu.

Gómez was promoted to the reserves on 10 July 2022, and made his first appearance for the side on 28 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Ewan Urain in a 2–1 Primera Federación home loss against La Nucía. He scored his first goals for the B-side on 29 January 2023, netting a brace in a 3–0 home win over Logroñés.

In the summer of 2023, he was one of the players chosen to do the preseason with the senior squad, where he was one of the most outstanding performers. In addition, within the first few minutes of his first friendly match as a starter, he scored a goal against Celtic. On 12 August 2023, he made his full La Liga debut at the San Mamés in a defeat against Real Madrid. On 27 August, he scored his first professional goal to seal a 4–2 victory against Real Betis. On 20 October, he renewed his contract with Athletic until June 2028. On 20 December, he scored with a header following a save by Álvaro Valles, to secure a 1–0 victory over Las Palmas in the 94th minute.

Udinese On 8 July 2026, Serie A club Udinese announced the signing of Gómez on a five-year contract.

International career On 15 March 2024, Gómez was called up by under-21 coach Santi Denia for two qualifying matches for the Under-21 European Championship against Slovakia and Belgium.

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