Unax del Cura

Unax del Cura
Personal information
Full name Unax del Cura Urra
Date of birth (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Leganés
Youth career
2019–2020 Roda
2020–2021 Villarreal
2021–2022 Roda
2022–2023 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Villarreal C 40 (7)
2025 → Lleida (loan) 9 (0)
2025–2026 Mirandés B 22 (7)
2026 Mirandés 13 (5)
2026– Leganés 0 (0)
International career
2022 Spain U18 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026

Unax del Cura Urra (born 8 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for CD Leganés.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, del Cura joined Villarreal CF in 2019, aged 14, and spent his formative years playing for their youth sides and affiliate club CD Roda. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 8 September 2023, starting in a 3–0 Tercera Federación loss to Roda.

On 3 February 2025, del Cura was loaned to Segunda Federación side Lleida CF until June.[1] After his loan ended, he left his parent club in July and moved to another reserve team, CD Mirandés B in the fifth division.[2]

Del Cura made his first team debut on 13 March 2026, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ali Houary in a 2–0 Segunda División home loss to Cádiz CF.[3] He impressed enough on his debut to remain with the main squad until the end of the season,[4] and was handed his first start nine days later, where he scored the equalizer in a 2–1 home win over Real Valladolid.[5]

On 16 April 2026, already established as a first team regular, del Cura renewed his contract with the Jabatos until 2028.[6] On 14 August, after suffering relegation, he signed a four-year deal with CD Leganés also in division two.[7]

International career

On 2 November 2022, del Cura was called up to the Spain national under-18 team for two friendlies against Switzerland.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Movimiento de última hora en el Villarreal: Unax del Cura, cedido al Lleida CF" [Breaking news from Villarreal: Unax del Cura loaned to Lleida CF]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "El revulsivo estaba en el Mirandés B" [The turning point was at Mirandés B] (in Spanish). El Correo. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Unax del Cura pertenece al Mirandés y acaba contrato en junio" [Unax del Cura belongs to Mirandés and ends contract in June] (in Spanish). El Correo. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Unax estará hasta final de temporada en dinámica del primer equipo" [Unax will be in the first team dynamics until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Unax marcó tras acumular el Mirandés 350 minutos sin acertar con la portería del rival" [Unax scored after Mirandés reached 350 minutes without finding the back of the net] (in Spanish). El Correo. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Unax del Cura renueva con el Club Deportivo Mirandés hasta 2028" [Unax del Cura renews with Club Deportivo Mirandés until 2028] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora al joven y talentoso Unax del Cura para su delantera" [C.D. Leganés sign young and talented Unax del Cura for their forward lines] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Unax del Cura and Víctor Moreno called up for Spain U18s". Villarreal CF. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2026.