Unai Ropero Pérez (born 20 November 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Deportivo Alavés B.

Unai Ropero
Personal information
Full name Unai Ropero Pérez
Date of birth (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Alavés B
Number 10
Youth career
Ariznabarra
2018–2019 Aurrerá de Vitoria
2019–2020 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Alavés B 64 (19)
2020–2021 San Ignacio 24 (7)
2022– Alavés 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:43, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Ropero is a youth product of the Basque clubs Ariznabarra and Aurrerá de Vitoria, before moving to Alavés' academy in 2019.[1] He began his senior career with Alavés B in 2020, and after one appearance he spent the rest of the 2020–21 season with farm team San Ignacio in the Tercera Federación.[2] He returned to Alavés, and was part of their senior squad in the preseason of the summer of 2021.[3] On 21 March 2022, he signed a professional contract with Alavés for 2 seasons.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Alavés as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Cádiz on 22 May 2022.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Benito, Iván (15 July 2022). "La dura tarea de conservar el gen vitoriano". El Correo.
  2. ^ Exprés, Norte (23 July 2020). "2 juveniles del Alavés al Mini Glorias y 7 al San Ignacio".
  3. ^ "El Alavés se estrena con derrota en la pretemporada". www.larazon.es. 14 July 2021.
  4. ^ "El atacante Unai Ropero renueva con el Alavés durante dos años más, hasta junio de 2024". naiz. 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ Iñigo, Iñaki (30 November 2023). "Unai Ropero llama a la puerta del primer equipo del Alavés". Diario de Noticias de Álava.

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