Unai Simón

Unai Simón
Simón with Spain in 2025
Personal information
Full name Unai Simón Mendibil
Date of birth (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 1
Youth career
2010–2011 Aurrerá Vitoria
2011–2014 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Basconia 36 (0)
2016–2018 Athletic Bilbao B 58 (0)
2018– Athletic Bilbao 226 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2015 Spain U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Spain U19 4 (0)
2017–2019 Spain U21 10 (0)
2021 Spain U23 7 (0)
2020– Spain 56 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2024 Germany Team
2020 Europe Team
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2023 Netherlands Team
Runner-up 2025 Germany Team
Runner-up 2021 Italy Team
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2019 Italy Team
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2015 Greece Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:00, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:25, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Unai Simón Mendibil (born 11 June 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.

Simón has spent his entire club career with Athletic, developing with their youth academy, farm team and reserves and making his senior debut in 2018, amassing 200 appearances by 2025.

Simón made his senior international debut for Spain in 2020 and played at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2024, where he featured in all but one match as Spain won the latter tournament.