2024–25 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
2024–25 season
PresidentJon Uriarte
Head coachErnesto Valverde
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Supercopa de EspañaSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Oihan Sancet (7)

All:
Oihan Sancet
Iñaki Williams
(8 each)
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of Athletic Bilbao, and the club's 94th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Europa League.

Summary

On 13 June, midfielder Ander Herrera had his contract renewed until the year 2025.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Unai Simón
2 DF Spain ESP Andoni Gorosabel
3 DF Spain ESP Dani Vivian
4 DF Spain ESP Aitor Paredes
5 DF Spain ESP Yeray Álvarez
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga
7 MF Spain ESP Álex Berenguer
8 MF Spain ESP Oihan Sancet
9 FW Ghana GHA Iñaki Williams (vice-captain)
10 FW Spain ESP Nico Williams
11 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Djaló
12 FW Spain ESP Gorka Guruzeta
13 GK Spain ESP Julen Agirrezabala
14 DF Spain ESP Unai Nuñez (on loan from Celta Vigo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Lekue
16 MF Spain ESP Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
17 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche
18 DF Spain ESP Óscar de Marcos (captain)
19 FW Spain ESP Javier Martón
20 MF Spain ESP Unai Gómez
21 MF Spain ESP Ander Herrera
22 FW Spain ESP Nico Serrano
23 MF Spain ESP Mikel Jauregizar
24 MF Spain ESP Beñat Prados
26 GK Mexico MEX Álex Padilla
28 MF Spain ESP Peio Canales
32 DF Spain ESP Adama Boiro
33 FW Spain ESP Aingeru Olabarrieta

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Spain Jon Morcillo Spain Amorebieta Loan return 30 June 2024 [3]
MF Spain Nico Serrano Spain Racing Ferrol Loan return 30 June 2024 [4]
MF Spain Juan Artola Spain Alcorcón Loan return 30 June 2024 [5]
MF Spain Álvaro Djaló Portugal Braga €15,000,000[6] 1 July 2024 [7]
DF Spain Andoni Gorosabel Spain Alavés Free 1 July 2024 [8]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Spain Unai Núñez Spain Celta Vigo €10,000,000 1 July 2024 [9]
MF Spain Raúl García Retired N/A 1 July 2024 [10]
MF Spain Iker Muniain Argentina San Lorenzo End of contract 1 July 2024 [11]
MF Spain Jon Morcillo Spain Albacete End of contract 1 July 2024 [12]
MF Spain Dani García Greece Olympiacos End of contract 1 July 2024 [13]
MF Spain Unai Vencedor Spain Racing Santander Loan 10 July 2024 [14]
FW Spain Asier Villalibre Spain Alavés Undisclosed 15 July 2024 [15]
DF Spain Imanol Czech Republic Sparta Prague Undisclosed 16 July 2024 [16]
FW Spain Malcom Adu Ares Spain Zaragoza Loan 30 August 2024 [17]

Friendlies

Pre-season

20 July 2024 Friendly Burgos Spain 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Burgos
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Plantío
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
24 July 2024 Friendly Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–1 Spain Racing Santander Barakaldo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio de Lasesarre
Referee: Gorka Etayo Herrera
27 July 2024 Troféu Cinco Violinos Sporting CP Portugal 3–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
1 August 2024 Friendly Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–0 Spain Eibar Sestao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Las Llanas
Referee: Aimar Velasco Arbaiza
3 August 2024[18] Euskal Txapela Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–1 Spain Osasuna Barakaldo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio de Lasesarre
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo
7 August 2024 Friendly Aston Villa England 3–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Walsall, England
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,227
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
10 August 2024 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 4–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao Stuttgart, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2024 23–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 18 9 6 3 27 16 +11 050.00
Copa del Rey 5 January 2025 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Supercopa de España 8 January 2025 January 2025 Semi-finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Europa League 26 September 2024 League phase 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 083.33
Total 24 14 7 3 38 18 +20 058.33

Last updated: 11 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Atlético Madrid 17 11 5 1 31 11 +20 38 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
3 Real Madrid 17 11 4 2 37 16 +21 37
4 Athletic Bilbao 18 9 6 3 27 16 +11 33
5 Mallorca 19 9 3 7 19 21 −2 30 Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6 Villarreal 17 7 6 4 29 28 +1 27 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[19]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixthve).


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 9 6 3 27 16  +11 33 6 3 1 16 7  +9 3 3 2 11 9  +2

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234571689101112131415192161718
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultDLWLWWWDLWDDDWWWWD
Position915812953565566544444
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1 Matchday 7 (vs Leganés) was brought forward due to Athletic Bilbao's participation in the UEFA Europa League league phase.
2 Matchday 19 (vs Real Madrid) was brought forward due to both clubs' participation in the Supercopa de España.

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[20]

15 August 2024 1 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Getafe Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 47,845
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
24 August 2024 2 Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 46,448
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
28 August 2024 3 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Valencia Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,644
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
31 August 2024 4 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Atlético Madrid Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,617
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
15 September 2024 5 Las Palmas 2–3 Athletic Bilbao Las Palmas
17:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 25,908
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
19 September 2024 7 Leganés 0–2 Athletic Bilbao Leganés
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 8,304
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Note: The match was brought forward due to Athletic Bilbao's participation in the UEFA Europa League league phase.
22 September 2024 6 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Celta Vigo Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,737
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
29 September 2024 8 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Sevilla Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,288
Referee: César Soto Grado
6 October 2024 9 Girona 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 13,396
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
19 October 2024 10 Athletic Bilbao 4–1 Espanyol Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 46,713
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
28 October 2024 11 Mallorca 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 19,797
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
3 November 2024 12 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Real Betis Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 46,898
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
10 November 2024 13 Valladolid 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Valladolid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 23,515
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
24 November 2024 14 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Sociedad Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 50,719
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
1 December 2024 15 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 13,639
Referee: Mario Melero López
4 December 2024 19 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Real Madrid Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 51,364
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Note: The match was brought forward due to both clubs' participation in the Supercopa de España.
8 December 2024 16 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Villarreal Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 47,203
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
15 December 2024 17 Alavés 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Vitoria-Gasteiz
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 19,239
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Copa del Rey

5 January 2025 Round of 32 UD Logroñés v Athletic Bilbao Logroño
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Las Gaunas

Supercopa de España

8 January 2025 Semi-finals Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 SAST (UTC+3) Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

UEFA Europa League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Lazio (W) 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Spain Athletic Bilbao (W) 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16
3 Belgium Anderlecht (X) 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14
4 France Lyon (X) 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13
5 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (X) 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(W) Assured of at least the play-offs (seeded), but may still advance to the round of 16 automatically; (X) Assured of at least the play-offs (unseeded), but may still advance to the round of 16 automatically
Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultDWWWWW
Position16118622
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
26 September 2024 1 Roma Italy 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,072
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
3 October 2024 2 Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–0 Netherlands AZ Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,328
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
24 October 2024 3 Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 47,776
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
7 November 2024 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 1–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 9,725
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
28 November 2024 5 Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–0 Sweden IF Elfsborg Bilbao, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 46,325
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
11 December 2024 6 Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Istanbul, Turkey
18:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 35,263
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
22 January 2025 7 Beşiktaş Turkey v Spain Athletic Bilbao Istanbul, Turkey
18:30 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium
30 January 2025 8 Athletic Bilbao Spain v Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: San Mamés

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 6 October 2024.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Unai Simón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Julen Agirrezabala 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 GK Mexico MEX Álex Padilla 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Andoni Gorosabel 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Spain ESP Daniel Vivian 10 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Spain ESP Aitor Paredes 7 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
5 DF Spain ESP Yeray Álvarez 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Spain ESP Unai Nuñez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Lekue 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche 9 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 DF Spain ESP Óscar de Marcos 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
32 DF Spain ESP Adama Boiro 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Spain ESP Álex Berenguer 10 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
8 MF Spain ESP Oihan Sancet 9 5 7+1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
16 MF Spain ESP Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 7 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Spain ESP Unai Gómez 11 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
21 MF Spain ESP Ander Herrera 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
23 MF Spain ESP Mikel Jauregizar 8 1 4+3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Spain ESP Beñat Prados 9 1 5+3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Spain ESP Peio Canales 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Ghana GHA Iñaki Williams 11 2 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
10 FW Spain ESP Nico Williams 9 1 5+2 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Djaló 6 1 2+3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW Spain ESP Gorka Guruzeta 11 2 6+3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW Spain ESP Javier Martón 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Spain ESP Nico Serrano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Spain ESP Aingeru Olabarrieta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
23 FW Spain ESP Malcom Adu Ares 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Position Player La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europa League Total
0 0 0 0 0

References

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  2. ^ "Team 2024-25". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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