Unai Albizua
Unai Albizua Urquijo is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Laudio/Llodio, Álava, Basque Country, Albizua joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2003. He played three full seasons with the reserves in the Segunda División B, captaining them to the 2013 playoffs after a third-place finish in his last.Albizua was promoted to the first team prior to the beginning of the 2013–14 campaign. On 3 November 2013, he made his La Liga debut, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid after replacing the injured Aymeric Laporte.
On 15 July 2014, Albizua was loaned to Segunda División club CD Tenerife. Roughly one year later, he moved to CD Leganés of the same league after cutting ties with Athletic.
On 28 July 2016, Albizua signed for UCAM Murcia CF. The following 11 July, he joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa still in the second tier.
On 17 August 2021, after one year in the Swiss Challenge League with FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, the 32-year-old Albizua returned to Spain and signed with UE Cornellà of the newly-formed Primera División RFEF.