2024–25 Athletic Bilbao season

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.

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 (5) All: Oihan Sancet (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

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 28 MF  ESP Peio Canales 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

Burgos v Athletic Bilbao

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

Athletic Bilbao v Racing Santander

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

Sporting CP v Athletic Bilbao

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)

Athletic Bilbao v Eibar

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

Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna

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

Aston Villa v Athletic Bilbao

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)

VfB Stuttgart v Athletic Bilbao

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
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	15 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1	14	6	5	3	20	13	+7	042.86
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	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	075.00
Total				18	9	6	3	26	15	+11	050.00

Last updated: 24 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2024–25 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Atlético Madrid	14	8	5	1	21	8	+13	29	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
4	Villarreal	13	7	4	2	25	21	+4	25
5	Athletic Bilbao	14	6	5	3	20	13	+7	23	Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6	Osasuna	14	6	4	4	19	22	−3	22	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Girona	14	6	3	5	20	18	+2	21

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 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:

1. 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
14	6	5	3	20	13	+7	23	4	3	1	12	6	+6	2	2	2	8	7	+1

Last updated: 24 November 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W
Position	9	15	8	12	9	3	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Athletic Bilbao v Getafe

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

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

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

Athletic Bilbao v Valencia

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

Athletic Bilbao v Atlético Madrid

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

Las Palmas v Athletic Bilbao

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

Leganés v Athletic Bilbao

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.

Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo

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

Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla

29 September 2024 8	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Sevilla	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Jauregizar 36' Agirrezabala  82'	Report	Carmona  55' Padilla 90+3' (o.g.) Nianzou  90+6' Pedrosa  90+7'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,288 Referee: César Soto Grado

Girona v Athletic Bilbao

6 October 2024 9	Girona	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Krejčí  31' Asprilla 39' Gazzaniga  56' López  57' Herrera  90+1' Stuani 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Berenguer 28' Sancet 41' Vivian  45+3' Herrera 58' Paredes  90+7'  90+8'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,396 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

19 October 2024 10	Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Espanyol	Bilbao
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vivian 6' I. Williams 28', 30' Nuñez  48' Berchiche  45+3' Berenguer 55'	Report	Milla  51' Cabrera  74' El Hilali  82' Tejero 90+2'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,713 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Mallorca v Athletic Bilbao

28 October 2024 11	Mallorca	0–0	Athletic Bilbao	Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Costa  10'  23' Mojica  23' Larin  25' Muriqi  37'	Report	Paredes  17'	Stadium: Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 19,797 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis

3 November 2024 12	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Real Betis	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Berenguer 68'	Report	Fornals 52'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,898 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao

10 November 2024 13	Valladolid	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Valladolid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Anuar  19' Torres  72' Martín  78' Moro 79' Cömert  90'	Report	Jauregizar  26' Prados  43' Vesga  66' Martón  90' Guruzeta 90+4'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 23,515 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

24 November 2024 14	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sancet 26' Prados  41' Ruiz de Galarreta  76' Berchiche  90+2'	Report	Zubeldia  21' López  53' Aguerd  90+1' Sučić  90+5'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 50,719 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao

1 December 2024 15	Rayo Vallecano	v	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Vallecas

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2024–25 Copa del Rey

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2025 Supercopa de España

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

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

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	3	1	0	8	4	+4	10	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5	Anderlecht	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	10
6	Athletic Bilbao	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4	10
7	Tottenham Hotspur	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9
8	FCSB	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	9

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: UEFA^[21]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W
Position	16	11	8	6

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Roma v Athletic Bilbao

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)

Athletic Bilbao v AZ

3 October 2024 2	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	AZ	Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 72' Ruiz de Galarreta  82' Sancet 85'	Report	Maikuma  42' Van Bommel  78'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,328 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Athletic Bilbao v Slavia Prague

24 October 2024 3	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Slavia Prague	Bilbao, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	N. Williams 33' Vivian  44' De Marcos  79'	Report	Zafeiris  68' Bořil  81'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,776 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Ludogorets Razgrad v Athletic Bilbao

7 November 2024 4	Ludogorets Razgrad	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 EET (UTC+2)	Erick Marcus 20' Rick  30' Rusev  77' Rwan  90+4'	Report	Berchiche  23' Vivian  48' Vesga  72' I. Williams 73' Serrano 74',  90+4'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 9,725 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Athletic Bilbao v IF Elfsborg

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

Fenerbahçe v Athletic Bilbao

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

Beşiktaş v Athletic Bilbao

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

Athletic Bilbao v Viktoria Plzeň

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 6 October 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Supercopa de España		Europa League
				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	8	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	GK	MEX	Álex Padilla	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Andoni Gorosabel	5	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	ESP	Daniel Vivian	10	1	7+1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	ESP	Aitor Paredes	7	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
5	DF	ESP	Yeray Álvarez	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ESP	Unai Nuñez	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ESP	Iñigo Lekue	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ESP	Yuri Berchiche	9	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	DF	ESP	Óscar de Marcos	7	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
32	DF	ESP	Adama Boiro	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Vesga	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ESP	Álex Berenguer	10	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
8	MF	ESP	Oihan Sancet	9	5	7+1	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
16	MF	ESP	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta	7	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20	MF	ESP	Unai Gómez	11	0	2+7	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
21	MF	ESP	Ander Herrera	7	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
23	MF	ESP	Mikel Jauregizar	8	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	ESP	Beñat Prados	9	1	5+3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	MF	ESP	Peio Canales	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	GHA	Iñaki Williams	11	2	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	ESP	Nico Williams	9	1	5+2	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	ESP	Álvaro Djaló	6	1	2+3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW	ESP	Gorka Guruzeta	11	2	6+3	2	0	0	0	0	2	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

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