⏩ Izeta steps up to Athletic’s first team, signs new deal until 2027 | OneFootball

The Gipuzkoan striker will start the preseason under the orders of Ernesto Valverde after his great year at Mirandés

Athletic Club has decided to strongly bet on Urko Izeta. The Bilbao club has extended his contract until June 30, 2027, and has announced that the striker will become a first-team player. In this way, the 25-year-old attacker will start the preseason under the orders of Ernesto Valverde, with the aim of earning a spot in the squad.

Izeta has been one of the great revelations of the past season in LaLiga Hypermotion, where he scored 15 goals with CD Mirandés, two of them in the promotion playoff. His scoring average has been notable: a goal every three games, spread over the 2,651 minutes he played during the season.

The striker from Aia had already demonstrated his scoring instinct in lower categories. He scored 40 goals in Segunda Federación —19 with Arenas and 21 with Bilbao Athletic—, and scored 10 goals in his passage through Primera Federación: 6 with SD Amorebieta and 4 with the rojiblanco filial. It was precisely this performance that led the club to incorporate him in January 2023, and since then his progression has not stopped.

With his renewal and jump to the first team, Athletic trusts that Izeta will continue to grow and can become an offensive reference in San Mamés.

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