Aingeru Olabarrieta Capelo (born 14 November 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aingeru Olabarrieta Capelo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Luiaondo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Etorkizuna | |||
| 2015–2023 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Bilbao Athletic | 55 | (12) |
| 2024– | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Andorra (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:21, 21 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOlabarrieta joined the youth academy of Athletic Bilbao at the age of 10. On 1 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2] He was promoted to the Bilbao Athletic, the club's reserve team in Segunda Federación, for the 2023–24 season (skipping the usual step of CD Basconia, the farm team playing at a level below),[1][3] and accumulated seven goals and ten assists in 29 games in his first season as the team won their group to achieve promotion.[4] In early 2024 he started training with the senior team after his strong performances with the reserves.[5] He made his professional debut for Athletic Bilbao as a substitute in a 2–0 La Liga win over Sevilla on 19 May 2024.[6]
On 9 August 2025, Olabarrieta was loaned to Segunda División side FC Andorra for the season.[7]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 11 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 12 | — | — | — | 55 | 12 | |||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2023–24 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editBilbao Athletic
- Segunda Federación (Group 2): 2023–24[9]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Martín, Asís (25 February 2024). "Aingeru Olabarrieta limpia escuadras con el Bilbao Athletic, golazo en Zaragoza" [Aingeru Olabarrieta cleans the squad with Bilbao Athletic, scoring a great goal in Zaragoza]. ElDesmarque.
- ↑ "Aingeru Olabarrieta Capelo: Joven Extremo Destacado en el Bilbao Athletic" [Aingeru Olabarrieta Capelo: Outstanding Youth Winger in Bilbao Athletic]. Somos de Bronce (in Spanish). 2 February 2024.
- ↑ "Aingeru Olabarrieta ascenderá al Bilbao Athletic la próxima temporada en edad juvenil" [Aingeru Olabarrieta will be promoted to Bilbao Athletic next season at an early age]. La Cantera de Lezama (in Spanish). 23 May 2023.
- ↑ El Bilbao Athletic conquista el terreno perdido un año después [Bilbao Athletic conquers the lost ground a year later], Javier R. Beltrán, Diario AS, 21 April 2024 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Aingeru Olabarrietak debuta egin du Athletic Clubarekin" [Aingeru Olabarrieta has made his debut with Athletic Club]. Aiaraldea.eus (in Basque). 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "El Athletic cuenta con un nuevo león" [Athletic has a new lion]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "Olabarrieta strengthens the attack zone". FC Andorra. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Olabarrieta y Canales, citados por la selección española sub-19 para enfrentarse a Italia" [Olabarrieta and Canales, summoned by the Spanish under-19 team to face Italy]. El Correo (in Spanish). 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic ya es Campeón: Un año después regresará a Primera Federación" [Bilbao Athletic are now champions: A year later they return to the Primera Federación]. GolsMedia (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
External links
edit- Aingeru Olabarrieta at Athletic Club
- Aingeru Olabarrieta at BDFutbol
- Aingeru Olabarrieta at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Aingeru Olabarrieta at Soccerway