The 2016–17 season was the 118th in Athletic Club’s history and the 86th in the top tier.
Squad According to the official website.
Player statistics NameLeagueCupEuropeTotal1GKGorka Iraizoz (c)15101404400360300270221020342DFEneko Bóveda1810155930025201029212018403DFGorka Elustondo110104120141010102402554DFAymeric Laporte33022865400360600540430237655MFJavier Eraso430377220220110767606736MFMikel San José30542700300270420414377433847MFBeñat Etxebarria2741241010090511466335229668MFAnder Iturraspe (3rd c)12120115112012141031617150158810MFIker Muniain2877241212013871059936107314911FWIñaki Williams317528013022647115574188362214FWMarkel Susaeta (vc)11151110412010434026615211147415DFIñigo Lekue178215731009032131621103197916DFXabier Etxeita7307124013002001601331117217MFMikel Rico414146910064220183716171618DFÓscar de Marcos2431214900005004392931258819FWSabin Merino58143610045230187811166820FWAritz Aduriz27516243031127451748435724318822MFRaúl García34210288330322670162844214373724DFMikel Balenziaga330128513002707005394301366025DFEnric Saborit54045930123711113595283126GKKepa Arrizabalaga23002016000000002300201627DFYeray Álvarez251022700101880072033203008Players left the club or on loan, in transfer windows or mid-season12MFMikel Vesga330285100901009053046513GKIago Herrerín0000000050045050045021FWBorja Viguera01126000000000112628FWAsier Villalibre06071000002046080117
Disciplinary record Iker Muniain's yellow card against Osasuna on matchday 10 was taken back in December 2016. NameLeagueCupEuropeTotal1GKGorka Iraizoz1000001002002DFEneko Bóveda1000000001003DFGorka Elustondo0001000001004DFAymeric Laporte100010020013005MFJavier Eraso2000000002006MFMikel San José9000000009007MFBeñat Etxebarria90010010011008MFAnder Iturraspe30001011042010MFIker Muniain40000010050011FWIñaki Williams40010000050014FWMarkel Susaeta40000000040015DFIñigo Lekue10000010020016DFXabier Etxeita20010000030017MFMikel Rico40000000040018DFÓscar de Marcos30000010040019FWSabin Merino20000000020020FWAritz Aduriz710100200101022MFRaúl García1100010500161024DFMikel Balenziaga30100000030125DFEnric Saborit10000000010026GKKepa Arrizabalaga10000000010027DFYeray Álvarez300000100400Players left the club or on loan, in transfer windows or mid-season12MFMikel Vesga10000000010013GKIago Herrerín00000000000021FWBorja Viguera00000000000028FWAsier Villalibre000000000000
From the youth system
Transfer In DateNameMoving fromFee6 June 2016 Kepa Arrizabalaga ValladolidLoan return Out DateNameMoving toFee11 May 2016 Carlos GurpegiRetired30 July 2016 Ibai Gómez AlavésFree30 August 2016 Borja Viguera Sporting GijónUndisclosed31 August 2016 Kike Sola GetafeLoan30 November 2016 Iago Herrerín LeganésEmergency loan25 January 2017 Mikel Vesga Sporting GijónLoan30 January 2017 Kike Sola Numancia31 January 2017 Ager Aketxe Cádiz2 May 2017 Asier Villalibre Numancia
Staff According to the official website. PositionNameHead coachErnesto ValverdeAssistant coachJon AspiazuTechnical coachesCarlos Gurpegi, Alberto IglesiasPhysical coachesJosé Antonio Pozanco, Xabier ClementeGoalkeeper coachAitor IruRepresentativeAndoni ImazDoctorsJosean Lekue, Paco AnguloMasseurJuan Manuel IpiñaPhysiotherapistsÁlvaro Campa, Beñat Azula, Isusko OrtuzarPodiatristSergio BilbaoMaterials managersTxetxu Gallego, Jon Eskalza, Iker López
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Round by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Round of 16
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
See also Athletic Bilbao in European football
References