# 2022–23 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the history of Athletic Bilbao and their 92nd consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 31 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Unai Simón |
| 2 | FW | ESP | Jon Morcillo |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Daniel Vivian |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Martínez |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Yeray Álvarez |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mikel Vesga |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Álex Berenguer |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Oihan Sancet |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Iñaki Williams |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Iker Muniain (captain) |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Nico Williams |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Julen Agirrezabala |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Dani García |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Lekue |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Unai Vencedor |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Óscar de Marcos (vice-captain) |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Oier Zarraga |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Ander Capa |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Raúl García (3rd captain) |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Ander Herrera (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 27 | GK | ESP | Álex Padilla |
| 28 | FW | ESP | Luis Bilbao |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Adu Ares |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Aitor Paredes |
| 35 | GK | ESP | Ander Iru |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref. |
| 3 July 2022 | Gorka Guruzeta | Amorebieta | Transfer | Undisclosed | |
| 27 August 2022 | Ander Herrera | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | Loan | |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 4 July 2022 | Jokin Ezkieta | Released | Released | Released |
| 7 July 2022 | Juan Artola | Burgos | Loan | Loan |
| 7 July 2022 | Iñigo Córdoba | Released | Released | Released |
| 13 July 2022 | Youssouf Diarra | Córdoba | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2022 | Iñigo Vicente | Released | Released | Released |
| 14 July 2022 | Imanol | Eibar | Loan | Loan |
| 14 July 2022 | Beñat Prados | Mirandés | Loan | Loan |
| 16 July 2022 | Unai Núñez | Celta Vigo | Loan | Loan |
| 10 August 2022 | Álex Petxarroman | Andorra | Loan | Loan |
| 11 August 2022 | Nico Serrano | Mirandés | Loan | Loan |
| 26 August 2022 | Peru Nolaskoain | Eibar | Loan | Loan |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 15 August 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 036.84 |
| Copa del Rey | 13 November 2022 | 4 April 2023 | First round | Semi-finals | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 071.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 042.22 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Osasuna | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 51 | |
| 9 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Girona | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 49 | |
* ↑ Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing. However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.

### Copa del Rey
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 4 June 2023.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Unai Simón | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Julen Agirrezabala | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | ESP | Ander Iru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Daniel Vivian | 36 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Martínez | 18 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Yeray Álvarez | 33 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Lekue | 23 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche | 36 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Óscar de Marcos | 43 | 2 | 32+5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Ander Capa | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Mikel Balenziaga | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Aitor Paredes | 17 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mikel Vesga | 43 | 4 | 28+8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Oihan Sancet | 41 | 10 | 32+4 | 10 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Dani García | 29 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Unai Vencedor | 11 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Oier Zarraga | 30 | 1 | 6+20 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Ander Herrera | 11 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | ESP | Jon Morcillo | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Álex Berenguer | 43 | 7 | 26+11 | 4 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Iñaki Williams | 42 | 11 | 34+2 | 10 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Iker Muniain | 36 | 2 | 19+11 | 0 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Nico Williams | 41 | 9 | 32+4 | 6 | 1+4 | 3 |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Gorka Guruzeta | 37 | 6 | 17+13 | 6 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Raúl García | 42 | 3 | 6+29 | 2 | 3+4 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | ESP | Luis Bilbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Adu Ares | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 20 | FW | ESP | Asier Villalibre | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |