Bio

Iker Muniain Goñi (born 19 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao, where he is captain, and the Spain national team, mainly as a left winger. Due to his style of play and stature, he was dubbed "the Spanish Messi" by the media. He has spent all of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao after debuting in 2009 as their youngest player in a competitive match, making over 380 appearances for the club and reaching the finals of the Copa del Rey and Europa League in 2012. Muniain made 59 appearances for Spain at youth level, winning the European Under-21 Championship in 2011 and 2013. He also featured at the 2012 Olympics, in the same year as his senior international debut.