Beñat Prados

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Beñat Prados
Prados in 2022
Personal information
Full name Beñat Prados Díaz
Date of birth (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 24
Youth career
Txantrea
2015–2018 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Basconia 39 (4)
2019–2022 Bilbao Athletic 69 (4)
2022– Athletic Bilbao 21 (0)
2022–2023Mirandés (loan) 39 (0)
International career
2019 Spain U18 3 (0)
2019 Spain U20 5 (0)
2020 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020

Beñat Prados Díaz (born 8 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao.

Club career[edit]

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Prados joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in July 2015, from UDC Txantrea.[1] He made his senior debut with the farm team during the 2018–19 season, in Tercera División.[2]

Prados made his debut with the reserves on 26 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Oihan Sancet in a 4–1 Segunda División B home routing of Real Valladolid Promesas.[3] Definitely promoted to the B-side in June 2020, he subsequently became a regular starter for the team, playing in 25 matches (play-offs included) of the 2020–21 campaign, scoring once in a 3–2 away success over SD Amorebieta on 6 February 2021.

On 14 May 2021, Prados renewed his contract until 2025.[4] In June, he was called up by manager Marcelino to make the pre-season with the main squad.[5]

On 14 July 2022, Prados moved on loan to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season.[6] He made his professional debut on 13 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[7]

On 19 August 2023, he made his La Liga debut for Athletic in his hometown of Pamplona at El Sadar against Osasuna, replacing Imanol in a 2–0 victory.[8][9] On 1 September, after the departure of Javier Martón, he was registered in the first team squad with the number '24'.[10] After a few months in which he occasionally filled in as a right-back or center-back, in December he made a place for himself in the centre of midfield, with several impressive displays.[11][12][13]

International career[edit]

He was an international in various youth categories of the Spanish national team. In 2017, he attended a friendly tournament with the under-16 team coached by Santi Denia.[14][15][16] He was also an under-18, under-19 and under-20 international.[17][18]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played on 14 April 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2018–19 Tercera División 24 3 0 0 24 3
2019–20 15 1 0 0 15 1
Total 39 4 0 0 0 0 39 4
Athletic Bilbao B 2019–20 Segunda División B 13 0 1[a] 0 14 0
2020–21 23 1 2[a] 0 25 1
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 33 3 33 3
2022–23 Primera Federación 0 0 0 0
Total 69 4 0 0 3 0 72 4
Mirandés (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 39 0 2 0 41 0
Athletic Bilbao 2023–24 La Liga 21 0 7 0 28 0
Career total 168 8 9 0 3 0 180 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours[edit]

Athletic Bilbao

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Urko Collado y Beñat Prados incorporaciones para el Cadete B" [Urko Collado and Beñat Prados signings for the Cadete B] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Beñat Prados, el 'heredero' de Sancet en el Bilbao Athletic" [Beñat Prados, the 'heir' of Sancet at Bilbao Athletic] (in Spanish). El Correo. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Beñat Prados makes Bilbao Athletic debut in win over Real Valladolid". Inside Athletic. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Renovación de Prados hasta 2025" [Renewal of Prados until 2025] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Five youngsters to do pre-season with senior squad". Athletic Bilbao. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Beñat Prados joins CD Mirandés on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ "En Anduva mandó la cabeza" [The head ruled in Anduva] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  8. ^ "El Athletic ya tiene tres nuevos leones". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ "El Athletic recupera costumbres en El Sadar". MARCA (in Spanish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ "El Athletic hace hueco en la plantilla a Beñat Prados". MARCA (in Spanish). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Prados pasa la prueba y se convierte en una alternativa para la titularidad". Marca (in Spanish). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Prados se gana un puesto en el once". Marca (in Spanish). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ^ "El feliz cumpleaños de un Beñat Prados que forzó un penalti con aire a final". Relevo (in Spanish). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ "CRÓNICA | ¡Campeones! España golea a Finlandia (4-1) y gana el Torneo de Desarrollo de la UEFA | www.rfef.es". Web oficial de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. (in Spanish). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ^ Beltrán, Javier (28 November 2018). "ManClub". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  16. ^ "La evolución de Beñat Prados". MARCA (in Spanish). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  17. ^ "CRÓNICA | La Sub-20 ofrece una exhibición para certificar el doblete en La Alcudia (4-0) | www.rfef.es". Web oficial de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ^ Martín, Asís (7 January 2020). "Conoce al internacional sub 19 Beñat Prados". ElDesmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ^ Beñat Prados at Soccerway
  20. ^ Real, Mario Reinoso del (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS.

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