Unai Simón, Age 29
Unai Simón is 29 years old in 2026, born on 11 June 1997. Spain Goalkeeper for Spain.
Simón has spent his whole senior career at Athletic Club, and in 2026 he became the best goalkeeper in the world on paper as well as in Bilbao. He kept seven clean sheets as Spain won the World Cup, a record for one tournament, took the Golden Glove, and in October won the Yashin Trophy.
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| Matches Played | 8 |
| Goals | 0 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Goals / Match | 0.00 |
📖 Player Overview
Unai Simón is a Spain goalkeeper who played at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and plays club football for Athletic Club. Born on 11 June 1997, Unai is 29 years old. Unai did not score at the 2026 World Cup. Use FootballDream's free Predictor game to back Unai as your Anytime Goalscorer in club matches and earn +100 points if they score.
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Unai Simón is a World Cup 2026 goalkeeper for Spain. Pick them as your Anytime Goalscorer in FootballDream's Predictor for +100 points if they score in their next match.
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- He was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1997, joined Athletic's academy in 2011 and made his La Liga debut in 2018. He has never played senior football for another club.
- At the 2026 World Cup he went 650 minutes without conceding and finished with seven clean sheets, the most by a goalkeeper at a single World Cup. Spain beat France 2–0 and Argentina 1–0 after extra time in the last two rounds.
- He won the 2026 Yashin Trophy for the world's best goalkeeper, two years after finishing second in the same vote.
- He played the full Euro 2024 final as Spain beat England 2–1, and won the 2023 Nations League final on penalties against Croatia.
- At Euro 2020 he saved two penalties in the quarter-final shootout against Switzerland.
- He won the Zamora Trophy for La Liga's best goalkeeper in 2023–24, and an Olympic silver medal as Spain's starter at Tokyo 2020.
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