Unai Simón

Unai Simón is an elite goalkeeper at the top of his game. The Athletic Club no.1 is now in his seventh full campaign with the first team.

Born in Vitoria, Alava, natural born shot-stopper Simón arrived at Lezama in 2011/12 when he was 14 years old and proceeded to make his way through the ranks at Athletic.

Apart from being a strong physical presence between the sticks and making acrobatic saves, Simón is also perfectly capable of playing out from the back as he possesses fantastic ability with the ball at his feet.

His rise to the first team was unorthodox. Due to difficult circumstances, Simón had to cut short a loan spell with Elche CF and return home. He made his LaLiga debut under then coach Eduardo Berrizo against CD Leganés in the opening fixture of the 2018/19 campaign.

He has since developed into one of the world's finest shotstoppers. Last season, Unai won LaLiga's Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper in the division and became a European champion with the Spanish national team.

Unai also recently committed his future to Athletic by signing a contract extension until 2029 without a release clause.