Unai Veiga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Unai Veiga González | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugalete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alzira | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2012–2014 | Danok Bat | ||
| 2014–2017 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Real Sociedad C | 24 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Real Sociedad B | 63 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Las Palmas | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Algeciras (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Unionistas (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | Landskrona | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Alzira | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 | |||
Unai Veiga González (born 9 October 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alzira.
Club career[edit]
Born in Portugalete, Biscay, Basque Country, Veiga played for Athletic Bilbao and Danok Bat CF before joining Real Sociedad's youth setup in June 2014.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's C-team on 26 August 2017, playing the last 25 minutes in a 0–2 Tercera División away loss against SCD Durango.[2]
Veiga scored his first senior goal on 23 September 2017, in a 2–1 win at SD Deusto, and scored a brace in a 4–0 away success over Sodupe UC the following 14 April.[3] After scoring seven goals for the C's, he first appeared with the reserves on 13 May 2018 by starting in a 3–1 away defeat of Peña Sport FC in the Segunda División B.
On 18 July 2019, after featuring regularly for the B-team, Veiga renewed his contract until 2021.[4] He contributed with one goal in 18 appearances overall during the 2020–21 campaign, as his club returned to the Segunda División after 59 years.
On 3 June 2021, Veiga signed a three-year contract with UD Las Palmas in the second division.[5] He made his professional debut on 3 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fabio González in a 4–1 home routing of FC Cartagena.[6]
On 4 August 2022, Veiga was loaned to Primera Federación side Algeciras CF for the season.[7] The following 24 January, he moved to fellow league team Unionistas de Salamanca CF also in a temporary deal.[8] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Las Palmas on 7 July 2023.[9]
On 30 August 2023, Veiga signed with Swedish Superettan side Landskrona BoIS, on a contract until end of 2023, with option to extend with an option year.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Unai Veiga del Danok Bat ficha por la Real Sociedad" [Unai Veiga from Danok Bat signs for Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Estreinako garratza" [Sour debut] (in Basque). Real Sociedad. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Contundentes" [Contundent] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Extends contract". Real Sociedad. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Unai Veiga, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Unai Veiga, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "La UD baila cuando Jonathan Viera y Jesé tocan las 'palmas'" [UD dance when Jonathan Viera and Jesé play the 'claps' (palmas in Spanish)] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Unai Veiga, cedido al Algeciras CF" [Unai Veiga, loaned to Algeciras CF] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "FICHAJE: Unai Veiga, cedido a Unionistas de Salamanca hasta final de temporada" [SIGNING: Unai Veiga, loaned to Unionistas de Salamanca until the end of the season]. www.unionistascf.com (in Spanish). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Unai Veiga finaliza su contrato con la UD Las Palmas" [Unai Veiga ends his contract with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Välkommen Unai". landskronabois.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Unai Veiga at BDFutbol
- Unai Veiga at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Unai Veiga at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- People from Portugalete
- Footballers from Biscay
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Real Sociedad C footballers
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- UD Las Palmas players
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Unionistas de Salamanca CF players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- UD Alzira footballers
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Superettan players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden