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Padilla extends contract at Athletic Club until 2029 | Athletic Club's Official Website The young shotstopper adds three more years to his current agreement after breaking into the first-team squad this season

🤝✅ Álex Padilla has signed a new contract with Athletic Club!

The young Mexican GK has renewed until 2029.

He is still expected to join @pumasmx.bsky.social on loan, however the previously reported 'obligation to buy' is no longer the case.

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📊 Athletic Club start 2025 in 19th place in @optaanalyst.optajoe.com's global 'Power Rankings' - the 4th highest Spanish team.

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Wishing all Athleticzales a happy & successful 2025!! 🎉

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📅 2024 for Athletic Club:

✅ - Qualify for Europe for the first time since 17/18

✅ - A first Copa del Rey title in 40 years

✅ - Victory over Madrid in La Liga for the first time in 10 years

✅ - Finishing the year 4th in La Liga & 2nd in Europa League.

Athletic have a long history of producing incredible goalkeepers. Unfortunately for Álex, he has 2 of them in front of him! Wish him the best in Mexico. 🇲🇽

🚨🤝 Reports from Mexico that Álex Padilla, Athletic's 3rd choice GK, has agreed a move to Mexican side @pumasmx.bsky.social.

The 21 y/o will join on an initial 1 year loan with obligation to buy.
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Ending 40 years of hurt. #AthleticClub 🦁

🎂 A big Happy Birthday to Julen Agirrezabala!

Our 'keeper turns 24 today!

Zorionak, Julen! 🥳

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🌲🎅 Merry Christmas / Eguberri on / Feliz Navidad to all Athleticzales across the world!

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📈 Athletic Club finish the calendar year 2024 with 29 victories, the 4th highest in the 126 year history of the club.

They lost just 8 games, the lowest amount since 1956.
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Incredible achievement by Mister Valverde and his players 👏

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FT in Barcelona - FC Barcelona B 2-2 Bilbao Athletic.

Two goals from Aingeru Olabarrieta give our Cachorros a precious point. The Cubs remain 18th in Primera RFEF, just 1 point from safety. Onto the next!

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Our Young Lions are in action today, against Barça Atletic in the Primera RFEF. (16.30 CET)

Big chance to get 3 points against a fellow 'B' team!

Goazen Kumeak 🐱

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📝 Athletic Club have opened talks with Mikel Jauregizar over a new contract, according to El Chiringuito.

The 21 y/o midfielder currently has a contract until 2027, earning around €4k p/w (Capology)

A well deserved reward for Mikel, who's now a first team regular.
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Iñaki Williams entra en el Top-10 del Athletic Iñaki Williams, uno de los elegidos por Valverde para formar en el once titular ante Osasuna, juega en El Sadar su partido 445 con el Athletic y empata así con Aitor

🎉 Congratulations to Iñaki Williams, who entered the Top 10 of all time Athletic Club appearances.

Our beloved No. 9 made it 445 appearances, tied with Aitor Larrazábal, with our win over Osasuna.

Read more about Iñaki's achievement here⤵️
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✅ 14 games unbeaten in all competitions (10 wins)

✅ Closer to 1st in La Liga than to 5th

✅ Joint top of the Europa League

Our Lions are roaring into 2025!! ¡Aupa Athletic!

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Thankfully our boys didn't let us, or the Athletic social media person, down tonight! Aupa! 🦁

FT at El Sadar! Osasuna 1-2 Athletic Club!

Yes!! A comeback victory in the derby to finish 2024 in the perfect fashion! Goals by Guru & Álex prove the difference. Goazen Lehoiak!! 🦁

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🦁 Lion of the Match:

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¡¡GOOOOLLLL!! ÁLEX BERENGUER PUTS US AHEAD!

2-1 Athletic Club with 15 minutes to go!

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48'
🚨 Oihan Sancet has injured himself whilst striking the ball and has to be replaced.

Álex Berenguer comes on.

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2nd half kicks off! ¡Aupa Athletic! 🦁

HT at El Sadar. Osasuna 1-1 Athletic Club.

Guru's incredible header has our Lions level at the break.

Back in 15!

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¡¡GOOOOLLLL!! GURUZETA!!

Guru gets us level with a header from close range! 1-1!

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Goal for Osasuna. A bizarre couple of minutes, where Athletic are denied a clear penalty after a VAR review sees a foul in the build up. Osasuna immediately go down the other end of the pitch and score.

1-0.

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📢 Your final 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗫𝗜 Lions of 2024 to take on #Osasuna! ⤵️

🦁 - Full strength front 4!

🦁- Gorosabel replaces Óscar at RB

🦁 - Unai Simón makes his 2nd consecutive start!

Goazen Lehoiak!!

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We have a very mixed record there over the last few years. But this team is more capable than previous years!

The final game of 2024 for our Lions this evening. A trip to Navarra, and one final derby to win v #Osasuna.

Let's end this brilliant year with a victory! ¡Aupa Athletic!

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Valverde tiene a toda su plantilla disponible ante Osasuna Guruzeta e Iñaki Williams se han sumado al lote este jueves en Lezama junto al ya recuperado Ander Herrera.

✅ Iñaki Williams and Gorka Guruzeta trained with the rest of the squad yesterday, meaning Valverde has a full strength team for the final game of 2024.

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Ah, Dani Vivian was called for a push in the back of the defender just before he scored.

Yep, especially when Valverde keeps quite a small rotation of players. Still, I think every Athleticzale happily takes the December results we've achieved so far. 👍

An unfortunate mistake by Unai, though he saw the ball quite late. Hopefully it's just a bit of rust that will clear away with more game time 👍