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Iker Muniain Goñi (Basque: , Spanish: ; born 19 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, which he captains, mainly as a left winger but also as forward.
Due to his style of play and stature, he was dubbed "the Spanish Messi" by the media. He has spent all of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao after debuting in 2009 as their youngest player in a competitive match. He helped the team reach the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2012 and played in Copa del Rey finals in 2012, 2020 and 2021, but finished on the losing side each time; in 2022 he became the sixth player to make 500 appearances for the club, and lifted the Spanish Cup as captain in 2024.
Muniain made 59 appearances for Spain at youth level, winning the European Under-21 Championship in 2011 and 2013. He also featured at the 2012 Olympics, in the same year as his senior Spain debut. He was selected again in 2019, gaining a second international cap seven years after the first. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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| Appearances, goals and cards for Muniain
Europa League Qualifying 2012/2013
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