Peio Canales

Peio Canales
Personal information
Full name	Peio Canales Urtasun
Date of birth	17 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Barrika, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Athletic Bilbao
Number	28
Youth career
	Barrika
2016–2023	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–2024	Basconia
2023–	Bilbao Athletic
2024–	Athletic Bilbao
International career
2022–2023	Spain U18
2023–	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Peio Canales Urtasun (born 17 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Born in Barrika, Biscay, Basque Country, Canales joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2016, from hometown side Barrika FE. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 September 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Segunda Federación away draw against UD Logroñés.

Canales spent most of the campaign with the B-team, scoring his first goals on 25 November 2023, by netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tudelano.^[1] On 16 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 2027.^[2] He only featured once with the farm team CD Basconia, a 3–0 home loss to Club Portugalete in the 2024 Tercera Federación play-offs.

Canales made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 29 September 2024, replacing Álex Berenguer in a 1–1 home draw against Sevilla FC.^[3]^[4]

Canales represented Spain at under-18^[5] and under-19 levels.

As of match played 29 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Basconia	2023–24	Tercera Federación	0	0	—		—		1^[a]	0	1	0
Bilbao Athletic	2023–24	Segunda Federación	26	3	—		—		—		26	3
	2024–25	Segunda Federación	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		31	3	—		—		—		31	3
Athletic Bilbao	2024–25	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			32	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	33	3

^ "La última perla de Lezama de la que todo el Athletic Club habla" [The latest pearl of Lezama who all Athletic Club talk about] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "El Athletic blinda a Canales, una de las perlas de Lezama, ante el interés de otros clubes" [Athletic tie up Canales, one of the pearls of Lezama, amidst interest from other clubs] (in Spanish). El Correo. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "Peio Canales debuta con el Athletic Club" [Peio Canales debuts with Athletic Club] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "Debuta Canales, la perla a la que quería el United" [Canales debuts, the pearl wanted by United] (in Spanish). El Correo. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "El centrocampista rojiblanco Peio Canales llega a la Sub18" [The red-and-white central midfielder Peio Canales reaches the under-18s] (in Spanish). Juvenil División de Honor. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.