Iker Bilbao

Iker Bilbao
Personal information
Full name Iker Bilbao Mendiguren
Date of birth (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996
Place of birth Larrabetzu, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TransINVEST
Number 6
Youth career
Danok Bat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Basconia 54 (3)
2017–2018 → Gernika (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2022 Amorebieta 110 (9)
2022–2024 PAS Giannina 18 (0)
2024 Alcorcón 6 (0)
2024–2025 Real Unión 33 (1)
2026– TransINVEST 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026

Iker Bilbao Mendiguren (born 20 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lithuanian A Lyga club TransINVEST.

Career

Bilbao was born in Larrabetzu, Biscay, Basque Country, and finished his formation with Danok Bat CF. On 5 July 2015, he moved to Athletic Bilbao and was assigned to the farm team in Tercera División.[1]

Bilbao made his senior debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 0–4 Tercera División away loss against Zalla UC.[2] He scored his first senior goal late in the month, netting the opener in a 2–2 draw at SD Deusto.[3]

On 18 August 2017, Bilbao was loaned to Segunda División B side Gernika Club, for one year.[4] On 17 July of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he signed for fellow league team SD Amorebieta.[5]

Initially a backup option, Bilbao became a starter in the 2020–21 campaign, featuring in 25 league matches (play-offs included) and scoring twice as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División; one of his two goals was in a 1–0 away win over CD Badajoz, which sealed the club's promotion.[6] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gorka Guruzeta in a 0–2 away loss against CD Mirandés.[7]

On 28 June 2022, Bilbao moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for Greek side PAS Giannina FC.[8] On 30 January 2024, he returned to his home country and its second division, agreeing to a short-term deal with AD Alcorcón.[9]

On 3 July 2024, Bilbao signed for Real Unión on a one-year contract, with the option for a second year.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Iker Bilbao nuevo fichaje para el Basconia desde el Danok Bat" [Iker Bilbao new signing for Basconia from Danok Bat] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Zalla 4–0 Basconia" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Deusto 2 – Basconia 2" (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "El Athletic cede a Iker Bilbao al Gernika" [Athletic loan Iker Bilbao to Gernika] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Iker Bilbao: "Todos los años se aprende algo nuevo"" [Iker Bilbao: "Every year you learn something new"] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "RESUMEN | Iker Bilbao sella el sueño de una primera vez en Segunda División (0–1)" [REPORT | Iker Bilbao seals the dream of a first time in Segunda División (0–1)] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Este Mirandés promete" [This Mirandés is promising] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "WELCOME IKER BILBAO". www.pasgiannina.gr. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "La A.D. Alcorcón incorpora a Iker Bilbao" [A.D. Alcorcón signs Iker Bilbao] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Iker Bilbao llega al Real Unión Club – Real Unión Club" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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