Unai Expósito Medina (born 23 January 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai Expósito Medina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1995 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1995–1998 | Danok Bat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Basconia | 37 | (2) |
| 1999–2003 | Bilbao Athletic | 105 | (7) |
| 2000–2003 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Numancia (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Osasuna | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Athletic Bilbao | 58 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hércules | 28 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Cartagena | 41 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Numancia | 42 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Barakaldo | 25 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Santurtzi | 45 | (1) |
| Total | 444 | (16) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared in Segunda División 149 games over six seasons (five goals), representing in the competition Numancia (two spells), Hércules and Cartagena. In La Liga, he played for Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna.
Club career
editBorn in Barakaldo, Biscay,[2] Expósito graduated from Lezama, Athletic Bilbao's renowned youth academy, and made his debut for the first team during the 1999–2000 campaign while also appearing for the reserve side.[3] From 2003 to 2005, after a season-long loan with CD Numancia in the Segunda División,[4] he represented neighbours CA Osasuna also in La Liga.[5]
In July 2005, Expósito returned to Athletic as a full member of the main squad[3] but, having taken part in just four games in 2007–08, he signed for Hércules CF in the second tier.[6] He joined another club in that league at the end of a sole season, FC Cartagena who had just promoted.[7]
Expósito returned to Numancia on 27 June 2011, agreeing to a two-year contract.[8]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Unai Expósito at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Labarga, Nacho (8 January 2014). "Unai Expósito: "En Barakaldo he recuperado la ilusión de un juvenil"" [Unai Expósito: "In Barakaldo I've rediscovered the enthusiasm of a youth player"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 Múgica, J. (7 July 2005). "El Athletic repesca de Osasuna a Expósito, que firma dos años" [Athletic Bilbao bring Expósito back from Osasuna, he signs a two-year contract]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ Ocón, V. (14 July 2003). "Patxi Izco presentó ayer a Unai Expósito" [Patxi Izco presented Unai Expósito yesterday]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Esteve, David (12 July 2008). ""He fichado porque hay un proyecto ilusionante"" ["I have signed because there is an exciting project"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Unai Expósito rescinde el contrato y ficha por el Cartagena" [Unai Expósito terminates the contract and signs for Cartagena]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 21 July 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Unai Expósito vuelve al Numancia" [Unai Expósito returns to Numancia]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Palacios, Patxo (13 October 2007). "'Cuando sales fuera, ves que también hay vida después del Athletic'" ['When you leave, you see that there is life after Athletic']. Diario Siglo XXI (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2009.
External links
edit- Unai Expósito at BDFutbol
- Unai Expósito at Athletic Club
- Unai Expósito at Soccerway
- Unai Expósito at FBref.com
