Unai Veiga González (born 9 October 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alzira.

Unai Veiga
Personal information
Full name Unai Veiga González
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25)
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)
2022–2023Algeciras (loan) 18 (0)
2023Unionistas (loan) 9 (0)
2023 Landskrona 3 (0)
2024– Alzira 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024

Club career

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Estreinako garratza" [Sour debut] (in Basque). Real Sociedad. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Contundentes" [Contundent] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Extends contract". Real Sociedad. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Unai Veiga, cedido al Algeciras CF" [Unai Veiga, loaned to Algeciras CF] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Välkommen Unai". landskronabois.se (in Swedish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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