# 2024–25 Athletic Bilbao season

The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of Athletic Bilbao, and the club's 94th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España (after winning the 2023–24 Copa del Rey), and the UEFA Europa League (competing in Europe for the first time in seven years).

## Summary

On 13 June, midfielder Ander Herrera had his contract renewed until the year 2025.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 10 January 2025
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 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Dani Vivian |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Aitor Paredes |
| 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 (vice-captain) |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Nico Williams |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Djaló |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Julen Agirrezabala |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Unai Nuñez (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Lekue |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Óscar de Marcos (captain) |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Javier Martón |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Unai Gómez |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Nico Serrano |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Beñat Prados |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Peio Canales |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Adama Boiro |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| MF | Jon Morcillo | Amorebieta | Loan return | 30 June 2024 |
| MF | Nico Serrano | Racing Ferrol | Loan return | 30 June 2024 |
| MF | Juan Artola | Alcorcón | Loan return | 30 June 2024 |
| MF | Álvaro Djaló | Braga | €15,000,000 | 1 July 2024 |
| DF | Andoni Gorosabel | Alavés | Free | 1 July 2024 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| DF | Unai Núñez | Celta Vigo | €10,000,000 | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Raúl García | Retired | N/A | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Iker Muniain | San Lorenzo | End of contract | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Jon Morcillo | Albacete | End of contract | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Dani García | Olympiacos | End of contract | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Unai Vencedor | Racing Santander | Loan | 10 July 2024 |
| FW | Asier Villalibre | Alavés | Undisclosed | 15 July 2024 |
| DF | Imanol | Sparta Prague | Undisclosed | 16 July 2024 |
| FW | Malcom Adu Ares | Zaragoza | Loan | 30 August 2024 |
| MF | Ander Herrera | Boca Juniors | Released | 17 January 2025 |

## 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 2024 | 23–25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 050.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 January 2025 | 16 January 2025 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Supercopa de España | 8 January 2025 | 8 January 2025 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 26 September 2024 | | League phase | | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 070.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 051.22 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Barcelona | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 5 | Villarreal | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
* ↑ The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five). If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 March 2025. Source: La Liga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7$^1$ | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19$^2$ | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | |
| Position | 9 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
$^1$ Matchday 7 (vs Leganés) was brought forward due to Athletic Bilbao's participation in the UEFA Europa League league phase. $^2$ Matchday 19 (vs Real Madrid) was brought forward due to both clubs' participation in the Supercopa de España.

#### Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.

### UEFA Europa League
#### League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 30 August 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lazio | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 19 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 3 | Manchester United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 18 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 17 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 16 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

##### Quarter-finals

The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 6 October 2024.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Supercopa de España | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Unai Simón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Julen Agirrezabala | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | MEX | Álex Padilla | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Daniel Vivian | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Aitor Paredes | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Yeray Álvarez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Unai Nuñez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Lekue | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Óscar de Marcos | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Adama Boiro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mikel Vesga | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Álex Berenguer | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Oihan Sancet | 9 | 5 | 7+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Unai Gómez | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Ander Herrera | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Mikel Jauregizar | 8 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Beñat Prados | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Peio Canales | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GHA | Iñaki Williams | 11 | 2 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Nico Williams | 9 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Djaló | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Gorka Guruzeta | 11 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Javier Martón | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Nico Serrano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ESP | Aingeru Olabarrieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | ESP | Malcom Adu Ares | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Position | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europa League | Total |
| | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |