Iker Bilbao | |
Fullname: | Iker Bilbao Mendiguren |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1996 |
Birth Place: | Larrabetzu, Spain |
Height: | 1.81m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Alcorcón |
Clubnumber: | 24 |
Youthclubs1: | Danok Bat |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Basconia |
Caps1: | 54 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | → Gernika (loan) |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018–2022 |
Clubs3: | Amorebieta |
Caps3: | 110 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Years4: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs4: | PAS Giannina |
Caps4: | 18 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Alcorcón |
Caps5: | 6 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Iker Bilbao Mendiguren (born 20 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AD Alcorcón.
Bilbao was born in Larrabetzu, Biscay, Basque Country, and finished his formation with Danok Bat CF. On 5 July 2015, he moved to Athletic Bilbao and was assigned to the farm team in Tercera División.[1]
Bilbao made his senior debut on 3 October 2015, starting in a 0–4 Tercera División away loss against Zalla UC.[2] He scored his first senior goal late in the month, netting the opener in a 2–2 draw at SD Deusto.[3]
On 18 August 2017, Bilbao was loaned to Segunda División B side Gernika Club, for one year.[4] On 17 July of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he signed for fellow league team SD Amorebieta.[5]
Initially a backup option, Bilbao became a starter in the 2020–21 campaign, featuring in 25 league matches (play-offs included) and scoring twice as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División; one of his two goals was in a 1–0 away win over CD Badajoz, which sealed the club's promotion.[6] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gorka Guruzeta in a 0–2 away loss against CD Mirandés.[7]
On 28 June 2022, Bilbao moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed for Greek side PAS Giannina FC.[8] On 30 January 2024, he returned to his home country and its second division, agreeing to a short-term deal with AD Alcorcón.[9]