Unai Bustinza Martínez (born 2 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for SD Amorebieta.
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Bustinza joined Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system in 2002, aged ten. He made his debut as a senior with the club's farm team in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División.[2]
In May 2011, Bustinza was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B. He appeared regularly for them the following campaigns, scoring a career-best five goals in 2012–13.[3]
On 15 July 2014, Bustinza was promoted to the Basques' main squad in La Liga.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 25 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win over UD Almería.[5]
Bustinza was handed his first start for the Lions on 2 May 2015, being sent off in the 93rd minute of the 0–0 draw with Atlético Madrid for two bookable offences.[6] Later that month, he played the full 90 minutes in the final of the Copa del Rey against FC Barcelona, a 3–1 loss.[7]
On 22 July 2015, Bustinza was loaned to Segunda División side CD Leganés in a season-long deal.[8][9] The following 18 July, having contributed 1,134 minutes in all competitions to a top-flight promotion, he signed a permanent three-year contract after cutting ties with Athletic.[10][11]
Bustinza scored the first of two goals in the Spanish top tier on 21 February 2018, but in a 1–3 home defeat to Real Madrid.[12][13]
On 2 July 2022, free agent Bustinza joined second-tier Málaga CF on a three-year deal.[14] On 30 June 2023, after suffering relegation, he activated a clause on his contract and left.[15]
In November 2023, Bustinza started training with SD Amorebieta.[16] On 18 January 2024, he agreed to a deal at the second-division team.[17]
Bustinza made his debut for the unofficial Basque Country national team in May 2019, in a 0–0 draw away to Panama for which a small, youthful and inexperienced squad was selected.[18][19]
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