Athletic Bilbao
2023–24 season
PresidentJon Uriarte
Head coachErnesto Valverde
StadiumSan Mamés
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gorka Guruzeta
Iñaki Williams
(8 each)

All:
Gorka Guruzeta
Iñaki Williams
(8 each)
All statistics correct as of 17 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Athletic Bilbao's 126th season in existence and 93rd consecutive season in La Liga. They are also competing in the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 July 2023[1]

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 Spain ESP Unai Simón
2 FW Spain ESP Jon Morcillo
3 DF Spain ESP Daniel Vivian
5 DF Spain ESP Yeray Álvarez
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga
7 FW Spain ESP Álex Berenguer
8 MF Spain ESP Oihan Sancet
9 FW Ghana GHA Iñaki Williams
10 FW Spain ESP Iker Muniain (captain)
11 FW Spain ESP Nico Williams
12 FW Spain ESP Gorka Guruzeta
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Julen Agirrezabala
14 MF Spain ESP Dani García
15 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Lekue
16 MF Spain ESP Unai Vencedor
17 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche
18 DF Spain ESP Óscar de Marcos (vice-captain)
22 FW Spain ESP Raúl García (3rd captain)
23 MF Spain ESP Ander Herrera
31 DF Spain ESP Aitor Paredes
MF Spain ESP Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
FW Spain ESP Javier Martón

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Spain Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Spain Mallorca Free 1 July 2023 [2]
MF Spain Nico Serrano Netherlands PEC Zwolle Loan return 11 January 2024 [3]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Spain Oier Zarraga Italy Udinese Free 1 July 2023 [4]
DF Spain Iñigo Martínez End of contract 1 July 2023
MF Spain Nico Serrano Netherlands PEC Zwolle Loan 10 August 2023 [5]
MF Spain Nico Serrano Spain Racing Ferrol Loan 12 January 2024 [6]

New contracts

PositionPlayerUntilRef.
MFSpain Oihan SancetJune 2032[7]
DFSpain Iñigo LekueJune 2025[8]
DFSpain Óscar de MarcosJune 2024[9]
MFSpain Raúl GarcíaJune 2024[10]
MFSpain Nico SerranoJune 2026[5]
MFSpain Nico WilliamsJune 2027[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2023 Trofeo Árbol de Gernika
Second leg
Guadalajara Mexico 2–0
(2–2 agg.)
(4–2 p)
Spain Athletic Bilbao Zapopan, Mexico
12:00 CDT (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Referee: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández (Mexico)
Penalties
19 July 2023 Copa Centenario Necaxa Mexico 0–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Aguascalientes, Mexico
22:00 CDT (UTC−5)
  • Montes Yellow card 56'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Referee: Diego Montaño Robles (Mexico)
27 July 2023 Friendly Racing Santander Spain 0–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao Sarón
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Estadio Fernando Astobiza
Referee: Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez
1 August 2023 Friendly Celtic Scotland 3–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Glasgow, Scotland
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Note: James Forrest testimonial
3 August 2023 Friendly Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–1 Spain Eibar Sestao
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo Municipal de Las Llanas
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
6 August 2023 Friendly Manchester United England 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Dublin, Republic of Ireland
16:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 50,238
Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 12 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 20 12 5 3 38 20 +18 060.00
Copa del Rey 1 November 2023 First round 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Total 24 16 5 3 48 21 +27 066.67

Last updated: 16 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Girona 20 15 4 1 46 24 +22 49 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Real Madrid 19 15 3 1 40 11 +29 48
3 Athletic Bilbao 20 12 5 3 38 20 +18 41
4 Barcelona 19 12 5 2 36 22 +14 41
5 Atlético Madrid 19 12 2 5 39 23 +16 38 Qualification for the Europa League league stage
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 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)[12]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 12 5 3 38 20  +18 41 8 2 1 27 12  +15 4 3 2 11 8  +3

Last updated: 13 January 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWWDWWDLWLDWWDWDWWWW
Position201155444656655555554
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[13]

12 August 2023 1 Athletic Bilbao 0–2 Real Madrid Bilbao
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,927
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
19 August 2023 2 Osasuna 0–2 Athletic Bilbao Pamplona
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 20,704
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
27 August 2023 3 Athletic Bilbao 4–2 Real Betis Bilbao
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 44,340
Referee: César Soto Grado
3 September 2023 4 Mallorca 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Palma de Mallorca
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 17,043
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
16 September 2023 5 Athletic Bilbao 3–0 Cádiz Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,881
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
22 September 2023 6 Alavés 0–2 Athletic Bilbao Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 19,421
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
27 September 2023 7 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Getafe Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,091
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
30 September 2023 8 Real Sociedad 3–0 Athletic Bilbao San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 38,229
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
6 October 2023 9 Athletic Bilbao 3–0 Almería Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,677
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
21 October 2023 10 Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 38,194
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
29 October 2023 11 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Valencia Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 46,563
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
5 November 2023 12 Villarreal 2–3 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,709
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
10 November 2023 13 Athletic Bilbao 4–3 Celta Vigo Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 44,435
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
27 November 2023 14 Girona 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 13,123
Referee: Mario Melero López
2 December 2023 15 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Rayo Vallecano Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 44,689
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
10 December 2023 16 Granada 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,849
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Note: The match was abandoned after 18 minutes due to the death of a spectator in the stadium, and resumed the following day.[14]
16 December 2023 17 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Atlético Madrid Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,781
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
20 December 2023 18 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Las Palmas Bilbao
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 39,471
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
4 January 2024 19 Sevilla 0–2 Athletic Bilbao Seville
19:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 28,366
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
13 January 2024 20 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Real Sociedad Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 51,475
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
20 January 2024 21 Valencia v Athletic Bilbao Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Mestalla
28 January 2024 22 Cádiz v Athletic Bilbao Cádiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
4 February 2024 23 Athletic Bilbao v Mallorca Bilbao
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés
11 February 2024 24 Almería v Athletic Bilbao Almería
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
18 February 2024 25 Athletic Bilbao v Girona Bilbao
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés
25 February 2024 26 Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao Seville
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Benito Villamarín
3 March 2024 27 Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona Bilbao
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés
10 March 2024 28 Las Palmas v Athletic Bilbao Las Palmas
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
17 March 2024 29 Athletic Bilbao v Alavés Bilbao
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés
31 March 2024 30 Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Madrid
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
14 April 2024 31 Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal Bilbao
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Mamés
21 April 2024 32 Athletic Bilbao v Granada Bilbao
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Mamés
28 April 2024 33 Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Madrid
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano
5 May 2024 34 Getafe v Athletic Bilbao Getafe
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio Coliseum
12 May 2024 35 Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna Bilbao
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Mamés
15 May 2024 36 Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao Vigo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Balaídos
19 May 2024 37 Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla Bilbao
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Mamés
26 May 2024 38 Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao Madrid
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

Copa del Rey

1 November 2023 First round Rubí 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Rubí
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Picón Yellow card 1'
  • Morell Yellow card 31'
  • Mulero Yellow card 84'
  • Rodríguez 86'
  • Monsó Yellow card 90+3'
Report
Stadium: Can Rosés
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: César Soto Grado
7 December 2023 Second round Cayón 0–3 Athletic Bilbao Santander
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Turrado Yellow card 57'
  • Resines Yellow card 78'
Report
Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero
Attendance: 12,295
Referee: Jorge Bueno Mateo
Note: The match was played at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero in Santander, instead of Cayón's regular stadium, the Fernando Astobiza in Cayón, which did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
7 January 2024 Round of 32 Eibar 0–3 Athletic Bilbao Eibar
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 7,499
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
16 January 2024 Round of 16 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Alavés Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 45,233
Referee: César Soto Grado

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 27 November 2023.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Unai Simón 14014000
13 GK Spain ESP Julen Agirrezabala 100010
Defenders
3 DF Spain ESP Daniel Vivian 1501400+10
4 DF Spain ESP Aitor Paredes 14012+2000
5 DF Spain ESP Yeray Álvarez 502+3000
15 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Lekue 1006+3010
17 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche 817+1100
18 DF Spain ESP Óscar de Marcos 12112100
19 DF Spain ESP Imanol 403+1000
27 DF Spain ESP Unai Egiluz 100010
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga 12210+1210
8 MF Spain ESP Oihan Sancet 13311+130+10
14 MF Spain ESP Dani García 1114+610+10
16 MF Spain ESP Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 1211110+10
21 MF Spain ESP Ander Herrera 703+4000
23 MF Spain ESP Peru Nolaskoain 100010
24 MF Spain ESP Beñat Prados 800+7010
30 MF Spain ESP Unai Gómez 911+7110
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Álex Berenguer 1423+10210
9 FW Ghana GHA Iñaki Williams 14614600
10 FW Spain ESP Iker Muniain 1103+7010
11 FW Spain ESP Nico Williams 11111100
12 FW Spain ESP Gorka Guruzeta 14613+1600
20 FW Spain ESP Asier Villalibre 810+710+10
22 FW Spain ESP Raúl García 700+6010
29 FW Spain ESP Adu Ares 320+2012
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

References

  1. "Team 2023-24". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. "DONE DEAL: Athletic Bilbao re-sign Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Real Mallorca – Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. June 28, 2023.
  3. "Oier Zarraga signs for Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.
  4. 1 2 "Nico Serrano renueva dos años más y sale cedido al PEC Zwolle". www.athletic-club.eus.
  5. "Oihan Sancet renews contract until 2032". www.athletic-club.eus.
  6. "Iñigo Lekue renews contract until 2025". www.athletic-club.eus.
  7. Barlow, Ruairidh (May 23, 2023). "Athletic Club extend deal for veteran defender". Football España.
  8. "Raúl García renueva hasta 2024 con récord a la vista". Mundo Deportivo. June 30, 2023.
  9. "Nico Williams signs three-year contract extension at Athletic Club".
  10. "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  11. "Calendario de partidos del Athletic Club de la Liga 23/24". Relevo (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
  12. "Granada-Athletic Club LaLiga match abandoned after fan death". ESPN. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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