List of Athletic Bilbao players

Athletic Bilbao is an association football club based in Bilbao, in Biscay in the Basque Country of Spain. The club was a founder member of the Spanish league, better known as La Liga, in 1928, and has won the league championship eight times. As of 2012, Athletic has played for 82 years in the Primera División, the top tier of Spanish football, and is one of only three clubs, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona, never to have been relegated from La Liga.[1]

Joseba Etxeberria has the most career appearances and goals among Athletic players in the last 30 years.

The club is known for its policy of recruiting only players from the greater Basque Country, a region which includes Labourd, Soule and Lower Navarre in France as well as the Spanish provinces of Biscay, Guipúzcoa, Álava and Navarre. This policy, which for many years applied both to signings from other clubs and to youngsters admitted to the club's academy, has in recent years become more flexible, so that players whose career developed in the youth system of other clubs in the region are now acceptable, irrespective of their country of birth.[2][3][4]

Athletic won the Copa del Rey three times between 1914 and 1916. The team of that period included the prolific goalscorer Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno; he scored the first goal in the San Mamés Stadium on 21 August 1913, scored a hat-trick in the 1915 Copa del Rey final, and his 89 games for the club produced a total of 78 goals.[5][6] Since 1953, the top scorer in La Liga each season has been awarded the Pichichi Trophy, named in his honour.[7]

On 29 September 1940 Telmo Zarra played his first league match for the club. During his time at Athletic, he won six Pichichi awards, a league record, and helped the club achieve a league championship and five Copa del Rey trophies. He retired in 1955, having played 352 matches and scored 333 goals.[8][9] Joseba Etxeberria, who joined Athletic from Real Sociedad in 1995 for a record transfer fee of €3 million,[10] is the player with the most appearances for the club in the last 30 years. He signed a one-year extension to his contract in 2009 in which he agreed to play the 2009–10 season unpaid in the hope of reaching 500 games before he retired;[11] he finished the season (and his professional career) on 514.

Players
José Ángel Iribar is the Athletic player with the most career appearances.

Appearance and goal totals include matches in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and regional competitions.[NB2] Substitute appearances are included. Table is initially sorted in descending order of appearances and includes all Athletic players who have made 200 appearances or more.

Key
* Club record holder
Name in italics Currently playing for Athletic
Bold Record goals or appearances (all competitions)

NameNationalityPosition[NB1]Athletic Bilbao careerAppearancesGoalsNotesRefs
José Ángel Iribar * SpainGoalkeeper1962–19806140[A][1 Zamora][12]
José Francisco "Txetxu" Rojo SpainForward1965–198254167[13]
Joseba Etxeberria SpainForward1995–2010514104[14]
Andoni Iraola SpainDefender2003–201551038[15]
Markel Susaeta SpainMidfielder2007–201950756[16]
Agustín Gaínza SpainForward1940–1959493152[17]
José María Orúe SpainDefender1950–19684800.91[18]
Aitor Larrazábal SpainDefender1990–200444543[19]
Nicanor "Canito" Sagarduy SpainDefender1948–19634355.96[20]
Julen Guerrero SpainMidfielder1992–2006430116[21]
Estanislao Argote SpainForward1977–199042776[22]
Iker Muniain SpainForward2009–42260[23]
Ismael Urzaiz SpainForward1996–2007419129[24]
José Panizo SpainMidfielder1938–1955413169[25]
Aritz Aduriz SpainForward2002–2003
2006–2008
2012–2020		407172[26]
Carmelo Cedrún SpainGoalkeeper1950–19644020[27]
Dani Ruiz-Bazán SpainForward1974–1986402199[28]
Josu Urrutia SpainMidfielder1987–200340110.911[29]
Óscar de Marcos SpainMidfielder2009–39832[30]
Mikel San José SpainDefender2009–202039737[31]
Fidel Uriarte SpainForward1962–1974394120[32]
Carlos Gurpegui SpainMidfielder2002–201639322[33]
Gorka Iraizoz SpainGoalkeeper2007–20173920[34]
Manuel Sarabia SpainForward1967–1968
1978–1988		382118[35]
Andoni Goikoetxea SpainDefender1974–198736944[36]
Ángel María Villar SpainMidfielder1971–198136110.9911[37]
Antón Arieta SpainForward1964–197435883[38]
Genar Andrinúa SpainDefender1983–1984
1984–1985
1986–1997		35620.921[39]
Francisco Yeste SpainMidfielder1998–201035358.959[40]
Telmo Zarra * SpainForward1940–1955352333[B][6 Pichichi][8]
José Artetxe SpainForward1950–1965345133[41]
Santiago Urquiaga SpainDefender1978–19873456.97[42]
Luis María "Koldo" Etxeberria SpainDefender1961–19723412.93[43]
Iñaki Sáez SpainDefender1962–19743388[44]
Fernando Llorente SpainForward2005–2013333118[45]
Agustín Gisasola SpainDefender1970–198333219[46]
José Gallego SpainMidfielder1979–1980
1981–1992		33117.918[47]
Bittor Alkiza SpainMidfielder1994–20033289.910[48]
Rafael Iriondo SpainForward1940–1953323114.9115[49]
Ander Iturraspe SpainMidfielder2008–20193203[50]
Jesús Aranguren SpainDefender1962–19753183.94[51]
Pablo Orbaiz SpainMidfielder2000–201131810.99913[52]
José Argoitia SpainForward1960–197230870[53]
Eneko Arieta SpainForward1951–1966302170[54]
Koldo Agirre SpainForward1957–197029663.964[55]
Rafael Alkorta SpainDefender1987–19932946[56]
Mauri Lauzirika SpainForward1953–196429372[57]
Patxi Salinas SpainDefender1982–19922939.9910[58]
Jesús Garay SpainDefender1950–19602929.99910[59]
José Ángel Ziganda SpainForward1991–199829191[60]
Iñigo Larrainzar SpainDefender1993–20032896.997[61]
Ismael Urtubi SpainMidfielder1980–1981
1982–1992		27837[62]
José Larrauri SpainDefender1965–19742770[63]
Carlos Ruiz SpainForward1970–1981275115[1 Pichichi][64]
Ander Garitano SpainMidfielder1987–199627542[65]
Nando González SpainDefender1941–19522726.9997[66]
Miguel de Andrés SpainMidfielder1979–198826811.912[67]
Carlos García SpainDefender1992–200326425[68]
Raimundo Lezama SpainGoalkeeper1941–19572610[1 Zamora][69]
Santiago Ezquerro SpainForward1998–200526059[70]
José Núñez SpainDefender1971–1976
1978–1986		2582[71]
Mikel Balenziaga SpainDefender2008–2009
2013–		2581[72]
Guillermo Gorostiza * SpainForward1929–1940256198[2 Pichichi*][73]
Javi González SpainMidfielder1997–200725411.9912[74]
Fernando Amorebieta VenezuelaDefender2005–20132544[75]
Jesús María Lacruz SpainDefender1997–200625112[76]
Javi Martínez SpainMidfielder2006–201225125[77]
Iñaki Williams SpainForward2014–24958[78]
Roberto Bertol SpainMidfielder1939–19502470[79]
Manuel Etura SpainDefender1953–19662472.993[80]
José María "Txema" Noriega SpainForward1979–198724456[81]
Beñat Etxebarria SpainMidfielder2006–2007
2013–2020		24211[82]
José Iraragorri SpainForward1929–1949240179[83]
Isaac Oceja SpainDefender1933–19482391[84]
Andoni Zubizarreta SpainGoalkeeper1981–19862390[85]
José Maguregi SpainDefender1952–196123441[86]
Luis de la Fuente SpainDefender1980–19872334.95[87]
Iñigo Liceranzu SpainDefender1981–198823218[88]
José Muguerza SpainDefender1928–19362312.9993[89]
Roberto "Tiko" Martínez SpainMidfielder1999–200823026[90]
Ricardo Mendiguren SpainForward1986–199722422.923[91]
Daniel Astrain SpainDefender1971–19792223.994[92]
José Lasa SpainMidfielder1972–197822223[93]
Aymeric Laporte FranceDefender2012–201822210[94]
Roberto SpainMidfielder1928–193621721[95]
Andoni Lakabeg SpainDefender1988–19952123[96]
Ramón de la Fuente SpainForward1925–193421164[97]
Raúl García SpainMidfielder2015–21163[98]
Ignacio Uribe SpainForward1953–196321169[99]
Agustín "Bata" Sauto SpainForward1929–1936208208[1 Pichichi][100]
Gaizka Toquero SpainForward2008–201520725[101]
Venancio García SpainForward1944–1947
1948–1955		20689[102]
Javier Escalza SpainDefender1973–19802067[103]
Fernando Tirapu SpainDefender1977–19832045[104]
Óscar Vales SpainDefender1993–1997
1999–2005		2044[105]
Gregorio Blasco * SpainGoalkeeper1926–19362030[3 Zamora*][106]
Aitor Karanka SpainDefender1993–1998
2002–2006		2020[107]

Notes
  • NB1. ^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  • NB2. ^ Regarding regional competitions; Athletic Bilbao competed in the Basque Cup and Biscay Championship until 1940.[108]
  • Pichichi. a b c d Won the Pichichi Trophy while at Athletic. Gorostiza was the first Athletic player to receive the trophy with 19 goals. Zarra holds the joint-record (with Messi) for most Pichichis in La Liga with six.[9][109]
  • Zamora. a b c Won the Zamora Trophy while at Athletic. Blasco was the first Athletic player to receive the trophy. Blasco also has the record of most Zamora trophies won by a single Athletic player, with three.[110][111]
  • A. ^ Iribar had the most appearances in La Liga, with 466, and overall, with 614, for Athletic.[112]
  • B. ^ Zarra is La Liga's 3rd highest goalscorer with 251 goals, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He has the record for most goals scored in all competitions, with 333, for Athletic.[113]
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See also

References
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