Peio Canales
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peio Canales Urtasun | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrika, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barrika | |||
| 2016–2023 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Basconia | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bilbao Athletic | 37 | (4) |
| 2024– | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Peio Canales Urtasun (born 17 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.
Club career
Born in Barrika, Biscay, Basque Country, Canales joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2016, from hometown side Barrika FE. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 September 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Segunda Federación away draw against UD Logroñés.
Canales spent most of the campaign with the B-team, scoring his first goals on 25 November 2023, by netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tudelano.[1] On 16 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 2027.[2] He only featured once with the farm team CD Basconia, a 3–0 home loss to Club Portugalete in the 2024 Tercera Federación play-offs.
Canales made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 29 September 2024, replacing Álex Berenguer in a 1–1 home draw against Sevilla FC.[3][4]
International career
Canales represented Spain at under-18[5] and under-19 levels.
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Basconia | 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Segunda Federación | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in 2024 Tercera Federación play-offs
References
- ^ "La última perla de Lezama de la que todo el Athletic Club habla" [The latest pearl of Lezama who all Athletic Club talk about] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "El Athletic blinda a Canales, una de las perlas de Lezama, ante el interés de otros clubes" [Athletic tie up Canales, one of the pearls of Lezama, amidst interest from other clubs] (in Spanish). El Correo. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Peio Canales debuta con el Athletic Club" [Peio Canales debuts with Athletic Club] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Debuta Canales, la perla a la que quería el United" [Canales debuts, the pearl wanted by United] (in Spanish). El Correo. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "El centrocampista rojiblanco Peio Canales llega a la Sub18" [The red-and-white central midfielder Peio Canales reaches the under-18s] (in Spanish). Juvenil División de Honor. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
External links
- Peio Canales at Athletic Bilbao
- Peio Canales at BDFutbol
- Peio Canales at Soccerway