SIMON Unai

Date of Birth: 11 Jun 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Place of birth: VITORIA-GASTEIZ

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men ESP Spain	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #05 EGY Egypt 0 ESP Spain 0	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #14 AUS Australia 0 ESP Spain 1	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Group C #22 ESP Spain 1 ARG Argentina 1	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #27 ESP Spain 5 AET CIV Côte d’Ivoire 2	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Semi-final #30 JPN Japan 0 ESP Spain 1 AET	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Gold Medal Match #32 BRA Brazil 2 AET ESP Spain 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

UEFA European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Senior	2020	Europe

Occupation:

Athletic Club [Bilbao, ESP] since 2018/19

Marcelino [club], ESP; Luis de la Fuente [national], ESP

Position style:

Goalkeeper (transfermarkt.co.uk, 23 May 2021)

Right-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 23 May 2021)

First A-match in 2020 for Spain (transfermarkt.co.uk, 23 May 2021)

National league:

La Liga [ESP] (transfermarkt.co.uk, 23 May 2021)

Making his debut for Athletic Club in Spain. "I will always remember my debut. How could I not remember it, it's something that will stay with me for a lifetime." (insideathletic.com, 18 Sep 2019)

Italian footballer Gianluigi Buffon. (lacanteradelezama.com, 11 Jul 2015)

General Interest

General
CLUB CAREER
He joined the youth academy at Athletic Club in Spain at age 14. He joined Spanish side CD Basconia in July 2014, but returned to Athletic club ahead of the 2016/17 season. "I will continue here [Athletic Club] as long as they want me. In a decade I would like to see myself where I am right now, at Athletic [Club]." (transfermarkt.co.uk, 23 May 2021; theguardian.com, 29 Jun 2021; insideathletic.com, 07 Nov 2019)

BECOMING A GOALKEEPER
He initially played as a forward after taking up the sport as a child, before switching to the goalkeeper position on the recommendation of his coach. "As a child we rotated in the village team and the coach, Gotzon, ended up putting me as the goalkeeper because I was the one who did it the best."(theguardian.com, 29 Jun 2021; insideathletic.com, 07 Nov 2019)

STAYING OFF SOCIAL MEDIA
He does not have any social media accounts. "I am on the fringes of them [social media], I don't find any benefit for them. I don't like exposing myself to the media. I am not a very outgoing person." (junipersports.com, 03 Jul 2021)

EDUCATION
He began studying for a qualification in physiotherapy, but decided to quit his studies in order to focus on his football career. "I started taking football seriously in the last year with Bilbao Athletic when I made the decision to leave physiotherapy. I liked physiotherapy. [But] it required too many hours and I had to stop. I started focusing on football, but until the age of 20 I was more focused on studies." (insideathletic.com, 07 Nov 2019)

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
AET:: After Extra Time

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