Urtzi Iriondo joined Lezama back in 2005 when he was just 10 years old and immediately stood out in his age group. As he progressed through the academy he eventually found his way to Bilbao Athletic in 2014 and was one of the players who helped lead the reserves to promotion. He played in 32 games in the Segunda and, after
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The season is now starting to draw to a close and many clubs across Spain still have a lot to fight for. As we speak, Athletic Club are still in contention for seventh place in the La Liga table, although reaching that goal will be extremely difficult. Meanwhile, there are a few Lions who are out on loan that are
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Urtzi Iriondo has already competed in over 50 Segunda matches in the last two seasons but that number is going to grow quite a bit this year. After spending last season on loan at Elche, the left-back has one again left Athletic Club on loan, this time joining recently relegated side Granada. On Thursday he was officially presented as a
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Gorka Santamaria has found it quite difficult to reach the Athletic first team. After joining Lezama at the age of ten, the striker rose through the young ranks and eventually dazzled for CD Basconia scoring 20 goals. However, he has yet to make the jump from Bilbao Athletic and was sent to the Segunda last year where he joined Cadiz
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Urtzi Iriondo still dreams of one day being a first team player for Athletic Club. The left-back joined Lezama when he was just 10 years old and has always been one of the best players on his team. Last year it became clear that he needed to leave Bilbao Athletic to continue developing against stronger opponents. He joined Elche on
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Athletic’s interest in Osasuna winger Alex Berenguer is not going away anytime soon. The last time the two clubs spoke the Lions refused to increase their bid of €4 million plus €1 million in variables. Since then, rumors suggested that Napoli would be willing to offer a bid of €5 million plus €2 million in variables. For a while it
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Despite being just 22 years old, Urtzi Iriondo has seen a lot of footballer. After being promoted to Bilbao Athletic back in 2014 he helped the team earn promotion to the Segunda, where they spent one season before dropping back down. Last season, he spent the campaign on loan at Elche where he began the season without playing many minutes
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Enric Saborit has had a long climb to get to where he is today. After rising through Lezama he eventually made the first team under Ernesto Valverde a few years ago. However, he was sent back down to Bilbao Athletic the following year after Cuco Ziganda led the Cachorros to the Segunda. After being relegated back down to Segunda B,
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After a strong career at Bilbao Athletic, Urtzi Iriondo was ready for a new challenge this past season. The left-back was sent on loan to Elche in the Second division with hopes of testing himself against stronger competition and carving out a path to the first team. He didn’t play much in the beginning, but as the season progressed he
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The most important thing at Athletic Club is Lezama. The youth academy is the pillar on which the club has been built and that is something that will never change. Every year new players are getting a shot at the first team and this summer with be no different. With Kuko Ziganda having taken over as the manager, he has
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