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Iker Unzueta

Iker Unzueta
Personal information
Full name Iker Unzueta Arregui
Date of birth (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Abadiño, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Huesca
Number 21
Youth career
Abadiño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Durango B
2018–2020 Durango 45 (5)
2020–2022 Amorebieta 51 (8)
2022–2023 Logroñés 37 (13)
2023–2024 Vizela 2 (0)
2024Amorebieta (loan) 20 (5)
2024– Huesca 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Iker Unzueta Arregui (born 4 August 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for SD Huesca.

Club career

Born in Abadiño, Biscay, Basque Country, Unzueta joined SCD Durango in 2017, from hometown side Abadiño KE.[1] Initially assigned to the reserves in the regional leagues, he also appeared in four matches for the first team during the campaign, achieving promotion from Tercera División.

Unzueta was definitely promoted to the first team in July 2019, after Durango's relegation back to the fourth tier.[2] Roughly one year later, he signed for Segunda División B side SD Amorebieta,[3] featuring regularly as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División at the end of the season.

Unzueta made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Girona FC.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 3 November, netting his team's third in a 4–1 home routing of Real Valladolid.

In August 2022, Unzueta signed for Primera Federación club SD Logroñés.[5] He scored a career-best 13 goals during the campaign, as his side finished ninth.

On 3 June 2023, Primeira Liga side FC Vizela announced the signing of Unzueta on a two-year contract.[6] In January 2024, he returned to Amorebieta on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 28 August 2024, Unzueta agreed to a two-year deal with SD Huesca also in the second division.[8]

References

  1. ^ "La Cultural afronta la temporada con la mayor de las ambiciones" [Cultural face the season with the biggest ambitions] (in Spanish). DurangOn. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Presentación del Equipo de Tercera | 3. Mailako Taldearen Aurkezpena" [Presentation of the Tercera team] (in Spanish). SCD Durango. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Iker Unzueta refuerza el ataque de los azules" [Iker Unzueta bolsters the attack of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Stuani y Nahuel amargan el debut del Amorebieta" [Stuani and Nahuel bitter the debut of Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "La SD Logroñés refuerza su plantilla con Iker Unzueta y Borja Martínez" [SD Logroñés bolster their squad with Iker Unzueta and Borja Martínez]. Nueve Cuatro Uno (in Spanish). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Iker Unzueta para o ataque" [Iker Unzueta for the attack]. FC Vizela (in European Portuguese). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "¡Iker Unzueta vuelve a casa!" [Iker Unzueta returns home!]. SD Amorebieta (in Spanish). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Iker Unzueta, nuevo refuerzo para el ataque de la SD Huesca" [Iker Unzueta, new addition for the attack of SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.