2024–25 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao
2024–25 season
President	Jon Uriarte
Head coach	Ernesto Valverde
Stadium	San Mamés
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Supercopa de España	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Oihan Sancet (3); All: ; Oihan Sancet (3)
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 22 September 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of Athletic Bilbao, and the club's 94th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Europa League.

Summary

On 13 June, midfielder Ander Herrera had his contract renewed until the year 2025.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Unai Simón
2	DF	ESP	Andoni Gorosabel
3	DF	ESP	Dani Vivian
4	DF	ESP	Aitor Paredes
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga
7	MF	ESP	Álex Berenguer
8	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet
9	FW	GHA	Iñaki Williams (vice-captain)
10	FW	ESP	Nico Williams
11	FW	ESP	Álvaro Djaló
12	FW	ESP	Gorka Guruzeta
13	GK	ESP	Julen Agirrezabala
14	DF	ESP	Unai Nuñez (on loan from Celta Vigo)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue
16	MF	ESP	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche
18	DF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos (captain)
19	FW	ESP	Javier Martón
20	MF	ESP	Unai Gómez
21	MF	ESP	Ander Herrera
22	FW	ESP	Nico Serrano
23	MF	ESP	Mikel Jauregizar
24	MF	ESP	Beñat Prados
26	GK	MEX	Álex Padilla
32	DF	ESP	Adama Boiro
33	FW	ESP	Aingeru Olabarrieta

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Jon Morcillo	Amorebieta	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[3]
MF	Nico Serrano	Racing Ferrol	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[4]
MF	Juan Artola	Alcorcón	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[5]
MF	Álvaro Djaló	Braga	€15,000,000^[6]	1 July 2024	^[7]
DF	Andoni Gorosabel	Alavés	Free	1 July 2024	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Unai Núñez	Celta Vigo	€10,000,000	1 July 2024	^[9]
MF	Raúl García	Retired	N/A	1 July 2024	^[10]
MF	Iker Muniain	San Lorenzo	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[11]
MF	Jon Morcillo	Albacete	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[12]
MF	Dani García	Olympiacos	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[13]
MF	Unai Vencedor	Racing Santander	Loan	10 July 2024	^[14]
FW	Asier Villalibre	Alavés	Undisclosed	15 July 2024	^[15]
DF	Imanol	Sparta Prague	Undisclosed	16 July 2024	^[16]
FW	Malcom Adu Ares	Zaragoza	Loan	30 August 2024	^[17]

Friendlies

Pre-season

20 July 2024 Friendly	Burgos	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Burgos
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berchiche 1' (o.g.) Miguel 51'	Report	Martón 53'	Stadium: Estadio El Plantío Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

24 July 2024 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Racing Santander	Barakaldo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 39' Canales 46'	Report	Moreno 41' Cabanzón 69'	Stadium: Estadio de Lasesarre Referee: Gorka Etayo Herrera

27 July 2024 Troféu Cinco Violinos	Sporting CP	3–0	Athletic Bilbao	Lisbon, Portugal
19:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Gonçalves 10' Gyökeres 25' Edwards 80' Trincão 83'	Report	Jauregizar 16'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

1 August 2024 Friendly	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Eibar	Sestao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Djaló 85'	Report	Alkain 76'	Stadium: Estadio Las Llanas Referee: Aimar Velasco Arbaiza

3 August 2024^[18] Euskal Txapela	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Osasuna	Barakaldo
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Djaló 19' Berchiche 57' I. Williams 65'	Report	Ru. García 26' Peña 57'	Stadium: Estadio de Lasesarre Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo

7 August 2024 Friendly	Aston Villa	3–2	Athletic Bilbao	Walsall, England
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Ramsey 4' Philogene 60' Archer 88'	Report	Yeray 25' Guruzeta 71'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 9,227 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

10 August 2024 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	4–0	Athletic Bilbao	Stuttgart, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Silas 11', 49' Demirović 14' Woltemade 79'	Report	Herrera 15'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	15 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1	7	4	1	2	11	7	+4	057.14
Copa del Rey	January 2025		Round of 32	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Supercopa de España	8–9 January 2025	January 2025	Semi-finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	26 September 2024		League phase	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total				8	4	2	2	12	8	+4	050.00

Last updated: 26 September 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Villarreal	7	4	2	1	14	14	0	14	Qualification for the Europa League league stage^[a]
6	Osasuna	8	4	2	2	12	13	−1	14	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Athletic Bilbao	7	4	1	2	11	7	+4	13
8	Rayo Vallecano	8	2	4	2	9	8	+1	10
9	Alavés	8	3	1	4	11	12	−1	10

Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[19]
Notes:

^ The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five).

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	4	1	2	11	7	+4	13	2	1	1	5	3	+2	2	0	1	6	4	+2

Last updated: 22 September 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	W	W	W
Position	9	15	8	12	9	3	5

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[20]

15 August 2024 1	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Getafe	Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sancet 27' Prados 55' Gómez 70' Gorosabel 73' Herrera 86'	Report	Uche 45+8', 64'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,845 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

24 August 2024 2	Barcelona	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yamal 24' Cubarsí 41' Bernal 49' Lewandowski 75', 85' López 90+6'	Report	Yeray 38' Sancet 42' (pen.) Berenguer 56' Lekue 87' Herrera 90+6' Jauregizar 90+6'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 46,448 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

28 August 2024 3	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Valencia	Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Prados 45', 69'	Report	Mir 23' Mosquera 26' Foulquier 90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,644 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

31 August 2024 4	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N. Williams 15' Yeray 34' Sancet 35'	Report	Koke 85' Correa 90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,617 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

15 September 2024 5	Las Palmas	2–3	Athletic Bilbao	Las Palmas
17:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Suárez 27' Sandro 58' Muñoz 83'	Report	Sancet 7' Jauregizar 22' 56' N. Williams 30' Ruiz de Galarreta 45+2' Paredes 76'	Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 25,908 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

19 September 2024 7	Leganés	0–2	Athletic Bilbao	Leganés
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Miguel 41' Rosier 63' Tapia 90'	Report	Vivian 65' I. Williams 76'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 8,304 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Note: The match was brought forward due to Athletic Bilbao's participation in the UEFA Europa League league phase.

22 September 2024 6	Athletic Bilbao	3–1	Celta Vigo	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Guruzeta 4', 39' Berenguer 20' Paredes 30' Prados 52' Djaló 80'	Report	Aspas 25' (pen.) Sotelo 50' Moriba 86'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,737 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

29 September 2024 8	Athletic Bilbao	v	Sevilla	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

6 October 2024 9	Girona	v	Athletic Bilbao	Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Montilivi

19 October 2024 10	Athletic Bilbao	v	Espanyol	Bilbao
15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

8–9 January 2025 Semi-finals	Athletic Bilbao	v	Barcelona	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
--:-- SAST (UTC+3)

UEFA Europa League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
14	Viktoria Plzeň	1	1	3	3	1^[a]	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
15	Eintracht Frankfurt	1	1	3	3	1^[a]
16	Athletic Bilbao	1	1	1	1	1^[b]
16	TSG Hoffenheim	1	1	1	1	1^[b]	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
16	Real Sociedad	1	1	1	1	1^[b]	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2024. Source: UEFA^[21]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Away goals scored: Viktoria Plzeň 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
^ ^a ^b ^c Away goals scored: Athletic Bilbao 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Real Sociedad 1, Twente 1, Manchester United 0, Midtjylland 0, Nice 0, Roma 0.

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D
Position	16

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

26 September 2024 1	Roma	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dovbyk 32' Koné 44' Baldanzi 63'	Report	Gorosabel 44' Berchiche 56' De Marcos 83' Paredes 85' N. Williams 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,072 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

3 October 2024 2	Athletic Bilbao	v	AZ	Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

24 October 2024 3	Athletic Bilbao	v	Slavia Prague	Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

7 November 2024 4	Ludogorets Razgrad	v	Athletic Bilbao	Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Huvepharma Arena

28 November 2024 5	Athletic Bilbao	v	IF Elfsborg	Bilbao, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

11 December 2024 6	Fenerbahçe	v	Athletic Bilbao	Istanbul, Turkey
18:30 TRT (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

22 January 2025 7	Beşiktaş	v	Athletic Bilbao	Istanbul, Turkey
18:30 TRT (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium

30 January 2025 8	Athletic Bilbao	v	Viktoria Plzeň	Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 31 August 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Supercopa de España		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Unai Simón	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Julen Agirrezabala	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	MEX	Álex Padilla	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Andoni Gorosabel	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Daniel Vivian	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ESP	Aitor Paredes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ESP	Unai Nuñez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ESP	Adama Boiro	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ESP	Álex Berenguer	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ESP	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ESP	Unai Gómez	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ESP	Ander Herrera	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ESP	Mikel Jauregizar	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ESP	Beñat Prados	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	GHA	Iñaki Williams	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ESP	Nico Williams	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ESP	Álvaro Djaló	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	ESP	Gorka Guruzeta	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ESP	Javier Martón	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ESP	Nico Serrano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ESP	Aingeru Olabarrieta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
23	FW	ESP	Malcom Adu Ares	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Position	Player	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Supercopa de España	Europa League	Total
		0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Ander Herrera extends his contract with Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 13 June 2024.
^ "Team 2024-25". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ "Morcillo sale del Athletic y ya busca destino en LaLiga". Marca (in Spanish). 20 May 2024.
^ "Nico Serrano vuelve al Athletic". Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 May 2024.
^ Beltrán, Javier R. (4 June 2024). "Artola espera un nuevo destino". Diario AS (in Spanish).
^ "Athletic secure Alvaro Djalo's services". BeSoccer.
^ "Athletic Club sign Álvaro Djaló from SC Braga". Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Andoni Gorosabel joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao.
^ Menzies, John (2 March 2024). "Celta Vigo to splash out €10m for permanent signing of Athletic Club defender". Football España.
^ "Raúl García: "I'm leaving here as an Athleticzale"". Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Nobody wants to miss the tribute to Iker Muniain". Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Jon Morcillo finaliza su etapa en el Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Dani García to leave Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Vencedor sale cedido al Racing de Santander" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Traspaso de Asier Villalibre al Deportivo Alavés" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Traspaso de Imanol García de Albéniz al Sparta de Praga" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao.
^ "Adu Ares, cedido al Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 30 August 2024.
^ Athletic y Osasuna disputarán la final de la Euskal Herria Txapela el 3 de agosto en Barakaldo [Athletic and Osasuna will contest the final of the Basque Championship on 3 August in Barakaldo], EITB, 12 July 2024 (in Spanish)
^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "El sorteo del calendario de la temporada 2024-25 de LaLiga EA Sports será el 18 de junio" [The draw for the 2024-25 LaLiga EA Sports season calendar will be on June 18]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2024.
^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.42507822691699-19] The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five).

[table_hth_PLZ0.34260125241363-22] Away goals scored: Viktoria Plzeň 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.

[table_hth_ATH0.34260125241363-23] Away goals scored: Athletic Bilbao 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Real Sociedad 1, Twente 1, Manchester United 0, Midtjylland 0, Nice 0, Roma 0.

[1] "Ander Herrera extends his contract with Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 13 June 2024.

[2] "Team 2024-25". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[3] "Morcillo sale del Athletic y ya busca destino en LaLiga". Marca (in Spanish). 20 May 2024.

[4] "Nico Serrano vuelve al Athletic". Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 May 2024.

[5] Beltrán, Javier R. (4 June 2024). "Artola espera un nuevo destino". Diario AS (in Spanish).

[6] "Athletic secure Alvaro Djalo's services". BeSoccer.

[7] "Athletic Club sign Álvaro Djaló from SC Braga". Athletic Bilbao.

[8] "Andoni Gorosabel joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao.

[9] Menzies, John (2 March 2024). "Celta Vigo to splash out €10m for permanent signing of Athletic Club defender". Football España.

[10] "Raúl García: "I'm leaving here as an Athleticzale"". Athletic Bilbao.

[11] "Nobody wants to miss the tribute to Iker Muniain". Athletic Bilbao.

[12] "Jon Morcillo finaliza su etapa en el Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao.

[13] "Dani García to leave Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao.

[14] "Vencedor sale cedido al Racing de Santander" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao.

[15] "Traspaso de Asier Villalibre al Deportivo Alavés" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao.

[16] "Traspaso de Imanol García de Albéniz al Sparta de Praga" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao.

[17] "Adu Ares, cedido al Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 30 August 2024.

[18] Athletic y Osasuna disputarán la final de la Euskal Herria Txapela el 3 de agosto en Barakaldo [Athletic and Osasuna will contest the final of the Basque Championship on 3 August in Barakaldo], EITB, 12 July 2024 (in Spanish)

[20] "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[21] "El sorteo del calendario de la temporada 2024-25 de LaLiga EA Sports será el 18 de junio" [The draw for the 2024-25 LaLiga EA Sports season calendar will be on June 18]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2024.

[standings24-25-24] "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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