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Unai Simón

Unai Simón Mendibil (born 11 June 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team. Simón has spent his entire club career with Athletic, developing with their youth academy, farm team and reserves and making his senior debut in 2018, amassing 200 appearances by 2025. Simón made his senior international debut for Spain in 2020 and played at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2024, where he featured in all but one match as Spain won the latter tournament.

Infobox

2013
Spain U16
2015
Spain U18
2021
Spain U23
Full name
Unai Simón Mendibil
Date of birth
(1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number
1
2010–2011
Aurrerá Vitoria
2011–2014
Athletic Bilbao
Years
Team
2014–2016
Basconia
2016–2018
Athletic Bilbao B
2018–
Athletic Bilbao
2015–2016
Spain U19
2017–2019
Spain U21
2020–
Spain

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Copa del Rey
Apps
Copa del Rey
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Basconia
Basconia
Club
Basconia
Season
2014–15
League
Tercera División
League
14
League
0
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
Europe
Europe
14
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Tercera División
League
22
League
0
League
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
Europe
22
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
36
League
0
League
League
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
36
Europe
0
Bilbao Athletic
Bilbao Athletic
Club
Bilbao Athletic
Season
2014–15
League
Segunda División B
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
Europe
Europe
0
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Segunda División
League
0
League
0
League
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
Europe
0
Europe
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Segunda División B
League
29
League
0
League
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
Europe
29
Europe
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Segunda División B
League
29
League
0
League
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
2
Europe
0
Europe
31
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
58
League
0
League
League
Copa del Rey
2
Copa del Rey
0
Europe
60
Europe
0
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Club
Athletic Bilbao
Season
2016–17
League
La Liga
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
0
Europe
Europe
Other
0
Other
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
La Liga
League
0
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
0
Europe
0
Europe
Other
0
Other
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
La Liga
League
7
League
0
League
4
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
Europe
Europe
11
Other
0
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
La Liga
League
34
League
0
League
4
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
Europe
Europe
38
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
La Liga
League
37
League
0
League
4
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
43
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
La Liga
League
34
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
36
Other
0
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
La Liga
League
31
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
Europe
Europe
31
Other
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
La Liga
League
36
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
Europe
Europe
36
Other
0
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
La Liga
League
21
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
1
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
23
Total
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
La Liga
League
16
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
6
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
22
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
216
League
0
League
12
League
0
Copa del Rey
7
Copa del Rey
0
Europe
5
Europe
0
Other
240
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
310
League
0
League
12
League
0
Copa del Rey
7
Copa del Rey
0
Europe
7
Europe
0
Other
336
Other
0
Club
Season
League
Copa del Rey
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Basconia
2014–15
Tercera División
14
0
14
0
2015–16
Tercera División
22
0
22
0
Total
36
0
36
0
Bilbao Athletic
2014–15
Segunda División B
0
0
0
0
2015–16
Segunda División
0
0
0
0
2016–17
Segunda División B
29
0
29
0
2017–18
Segunda División B
29
0
2
0
31
0
Total
58
0
2
0
60
0
Athletic Bilbao
2016–17
La Liga
0
0
0
0
0
0
2017–18
La Liga
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018–19
La Liga
7
0
4
0
11
0
2019–20
La Liga
34
0
4
0
38
0
2020–21
La Liga
37
0
4
0
2
0
43
0
2021–22
La Liga
34
0
0
0
2
0
36
0
2022–23
La Liga
31
0
0
0
31
0
2023–24
La Liga
36
0
0
0
36
0
2024–25
La Liga
21
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
23
0
2025–26
La Liga
16
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
22
0
Total
216
0
12
0
7
0
5
0
240
0
Career total
310
0
12
0
7
0
7
0
336
0
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Spain
Spain
National team
Spain
Year
2020
Apps
3
Goals
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
17
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
11
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
7
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
10
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
56
Apps
0
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Spain
2020
3
0
2021
17
0
2022
11
0
2023
7
0
2024
8
0
2025
10
0
Total
56
0

References

  1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
  3. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  4. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)"
    https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce4/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
  7. soccerway
    https://ca.soccerway.com/players/unai-simon-mendibil/372587/
  8. fbref
    https://fbref.com/en/players/5dcf3e90/Unai-Simon
  9. El Cierre Digital
    https://elcierredigital.com/pizarra-deportiva/unai-simon-portero-vasco-hijo-guardia-civil-y-ertzaina
  10. "El pueblo de Mikel Landa ya es el pueblo de Unai Simón"
    https://elpais.com/deportes/eurocopa-futbol/2021-07-04/el-pueblo-de-mikel-landa-ya-es-el-pueblo-de-unai-simon.html?outputType=amp
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    http://www.lacanteradelezama.com/entrevista-a-unai-simon/
  12. Athletic Bilbao
    https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/unai-simon-mendibil
  13. "Leaving Basconia"
    http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/16822/leaving-basconia.html
  14. "Preseason with the premier team"
    http://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/17960/preseason-with-the-premier-team.html
  15. "Renewal of Unai Simón"
    https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/19190/renewal-of-unai-simon.html
  16. "Unai Simón on-loan to Elche CF"
    https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/19230/unai-simon-on-loan-to-elche-cf.html
  17. "Recovery of Unai Simón"
    https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/19288/recovery-of-unai-simon.html
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    https://www.elcorreo.com/athletic/salida-kepa-facilitara-20180808223557-nt.html
  19. "Muniain gives Berizzo his first win as Athletic Club coach"
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  26. Athletic Club
    https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2020/08/20/unai-simon-renews-contract-until-2025
  27. OneFootball
    https://onefootball.com/en/news/unai-simon-signs-five-year-athletic-deal-with-no-release-clause-30773244
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    https://as.com/futbol/2021/01/25/primera/1611611735_007974.html
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  33. Diario AS
    https://as.com/futbol/simon-se-exhibe-en-mestalla-n/
  34. Deia
    https://www.deia.eus/athletic/2023/02/13/unai-simon-datos-muro-porteria-6437418.html
  35. Mundo Deportivo
    https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/athletic-bilbao/20230213/1001940117/unai-simon-numero-1.html
  36. cadena SER
    https://cadenaser.com/euskadi/2023/10/30/esta-unai-simon-en-el-mejor-momento-de-su-carrera-deportiva-radio-bilbao/
  37. Relevo
    https://www.relevo.com/futbol/liga-primera/athletic-abraza-simon-nico-llegan-20231111015912-nt.html
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  40. Mundo Deportivo
    https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/laliga/20240316/1002210757/unai-simon-da-alas-athletic.html
  41. Football España
    https://www.football-espana.net/2024/05/24/athletic-club-seal-new-deal-for-key-player-until-2029/
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    https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/aston-villa-and-argentina-goalkeeper-emiliano-martinez-retains-yashin-trophy-as-world-s-best-goalkeeper-in-2024/blt47f77564722f26b5
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    https://www.football-espana.net/2024/11/20/unai-simon-confirms-availability-for-basque-derby-after-four-month-injury-absence
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    https://www.bidebietairratia.com/noticias/basauri/2015/07/22/el-portero-del-basconia-unai-simon-gana-el-europeo-sub-19-con-espana/
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