Unai Ropero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ropero and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Unai Ropero
Personal information
Full name Unai Ropero Pérez
Date of birth (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
(on loan from Alavés)
Number 18
Youth career
Ariznabarra
2018–2019 Aurrerá de Vitoria
2019–2020 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Alavés B 94 (30)
2020–2021 San Ignacio 24 (7)
2022– Alavés 2 (0)
2024– → Eldense (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:43, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Unai Ropero Pérez (born 20 November 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for CD Eldense, on loan from Deportivo Alavés.

Club career

Ropero is a youth product of the Basque clubs CD Ariznabarra and CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, before moving to Deportivo Alavés' academy in 2019.[1] He began his senior career with the reserves in 2020, and after one appearance he spent the rest of the 2020–21 season with farm team Club San Ignacio in the Tercera Federación.[2]

Ropero returned to Alavés in July 2021, and was part of their senior squad in the pre-season.[3] On 21 March 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for two seasons.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Alavés as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Cádiz CF on 22 May 2022.[5]

On 26 June 2024, Ropero was loaned to Segunda División side CD Eldense for the 2024–25 campaign.[6]

References

  1. ^ Benito, Iván (15 July 2022). "La dura tarea de conservar el gen vitoriano". El Correo.
  2. ^ Exprés, Norte (23 July 2020). "2 juveniles del Alavés al Mini Glorias y 7 al San Ignacio".
  3. ^ "El Alavés se estrena con derrota en la pretemporada". www.larazon.es. 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "El atacante Unai Ropero renueva con el Alavés durante dos años más, hasta junio de 2024". naiz. 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ Iñigo, Iñaki (30 November 2023). "Unai Ropero llama a la puerta del primer equipo del Alavés". Diario de Noticias de Álava.
  6. ^ "Unai Ropero jugará cedido en el CD Eldense la próxima temporada" [Unai Ropero will play on loan at CD Eldense the following season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.