Beñat Prados

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prados and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Beñat Prados
Prados in 2022
Personal information
Full name Beñat Prados Díaz
Date of birth (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 24
Youth career
Txantrea
2015–2018 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Basconia 39 (4)
2019–2022 Bilbao Athletic 69 (4)
2022– Athletic Bilbao 41 (1)
2022–2023 → Mirandés (loan) 39 (0)
International career‡
2019 Spain U18 3 (0)
2019 Spain U20 5 (0)
2020 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020

Beñat Prados Díaz (born 8 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Prados joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in July 2015, from UDC Txantrea.[1] He made his senior debut with the farm team during the 2018–19 season, in Tercera División.[2]

Prados made his debut with the reserves on 26 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Oihan Sancet in a 4–1 Segunda División B home routing of Real Valladolid Promesas.[3] Definitely promoted to the B-side in June 2020, he subsequently became a regular starter for the team, playing in 25 matches (play-offs included) of the 2020–21 campaign, scoring once in a 3–2 away success over SD Amorebieta on 6 February 2021.

On 14 May 2021, Prados renewed his contract until 2025.[4] In June, he was called up by manager Marcelino to make the pre-season with the main squad.[5]

On 14 July 2022, Prados moved on loan to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season.[6] He made his professional debut on 13 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[7]

On 19 August 2023, he made his La Liga debut for Athletic in his hometown of Pamplona at El Sadar against Osasuna, replacing Imanol in a 2–0 victory.[8][9] On 1 September, after the departure of Javier Martón, he was registered in the first team squad with the number '24'.[10] After a few months in which he occasionally filled in as a right-back or center-back, in December he made a place for himself in the centre of midfield, with several impressive displays.[11][12][13]

International career

He was an international in various youth categories of the Spanish national team. In 2017, he attended a friendly tournament with the under-16 team coached by Santi Denia.[14][15] He was also an under-18, under-19 and under-20 international.[16][17]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 January 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2018–19 Tercera División 24 3 0 0 — — 24 3
2019–20 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Total 39 4 0 0 — 0 0 39 4
Athletic Bilbao B 2019–20 Segunda División B 13 0 — — 1[a] 0 14 0
2020–21 23 1 — — 2[a] 0 25 1
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 33 3 — — — 33 3
2022–23 Primera Federación 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 69 4 0 0 — 3 0 72 4
Mirandés (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 39 0 2 0 — — 41 0
Athletic Bilbao 2023–24 La Liga 26 0 7 0 — — 33 0
2024–25 15 1 0 0 5[b] 1 1[c] 0 21 2
Total 41 1 7 0 5 1 1 0 54 2
Career total 188 9 9 0 5 1 4 0 206 10
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ^ "Urko Collado y Beñat Prados incorporaciones para el Cadete B" [Urko Collado and Beñat Prados signings for the Cadete B] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Beñat Prados, el 'heredero' de Sancet en el Bilbao Athletic" [Beñat Prados, the 'heir' of Sancet at Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). El Correo. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Beñat Prados makes Bilbao Athletic debut in win over Real Valladolid". Inside Athletic. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Renovación de Prados hasta 2025" [Renewal of Prados until 2025] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Five youngsters to do pre-season with senior squad". Athletic Bilbao. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Beñat Prados joins CD Mirandés on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ "En Anduva mandó la cabeza" [The head ruled in Anduva] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  8. ^ "El Athletic ya tiene tres nuevos leones". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ "El Athletic recupera costumbres en El Sadar". MARCA (in Spanish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ "El Athletic hace hueco en la plantilla a Beñat Prados". MARCA (in Spanish). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Prados pasa la prueba y se convierte en una alternativa para la titularidad". Marca (in Spanish). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Prados se gana un puesto en el once". Marca (in Spanish). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ^ "El feliz cumpleaños de un Beñat Prados que forzó un penalti con aire a final". Relevo (in Spanish). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ "CRÓNICA | ¡Campeones! España golea a Finlandia (4-1) y gana el Torneo de Desarrollo de la UEFA | www.rfef.es". Web oficial de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. (in Spanish). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ^ "La evolución de Beñat Prados". MARCA (in Spanish). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  16. ^ "CRÓNICA | La Sub-20 ofrece una exhibición para certificar el doblete en La Alcudia (4-0) | www.rfef.es". Web oficial de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  17. ^ Martín, Asís (7 January 2020). "Conoce al internacional sub 19 Beñat Prados". ElDesmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ^ Beñat Prados at Soccerway
  19. ^ Real, Mario Reinoso del (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS.