![Charting the Rise of Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga This Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Charting the Rise of Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga This Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/677/922/hi-res-180875146-andoni-iraola-of-athletic-club-celebrates-after-scoring_crop_exact.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&q=75)
Charting the Rise of Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga This Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![Balenciaga in the match between Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid, for... Foto di attualità - Getty Images Balenciaga in the match between Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid, for... Foto di attualità - Getty Images](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/524521014/it/foto/balenciaga-in-the-match-between-athletic-bilbao-vs-real-madrid-for-week-26-of-the-spanish-liga.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=2tonAw0_v2evUyg1DBHs5BnG9MQ5EaQq-kck3uaw5Jw=)
Balenciaga in the match between Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid, for... Foto di attualità - Getty Images
![Mikel Balenciaga of Athletic Club during the Spanish championship La Liga football match between Athletic Club and CA Osasuna on May 8, 2021 at San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain - Photo Mikel Balenciaga of Athletic Club during the Spanish championship La Liga football match between Athletic Club and CA Osasuna on May 8, 2021 at San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain - Photo](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2fmg15w/mikel-balenciaga-of-athletic-club-during-the-spanish-championship-la-liga-football-match-between-athletic-club-and-ca-osasuna-on-may-8-2021-at-san-mames-stadium-in-bilbao-spain-photo-inigo-larreina-spain-dppi-dppi-livemedia-2fmg15w.jpg)
Mikel Balenciaga of Athletic Club during the Spanish championship La Liga football match between Athletic Club and CA Osasuna on May 8, 2021 at San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain - Photo
![EuroFoot on Twitter: "🇪🇸🔴 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Mikel Balenziaga (35) will retire from football at the end of the season. After 12 seasons and 321 appearances at Athletic Club, he announced his decision EuroFoot on Twitter: "🇪🇸🔴 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Mikel Balenziaga (35) will retire from football at the end of the season. After 12 seasons and 321 appearances at Athletic Club, he announced his decision](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuKDLHnXwAE8FLP.jpg:large)
EuroFoot on Twitter: "🇪🇸🔴 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Mikel Balenziaga (35) will retire from football at the end of the season. After 12 seasons and 321 appearances at Athletic Club, he announced his decision
![Mikel Balenciaga of Athletic during the Spanish Championship 2014/2015 Liga football match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao on September 13, 2014 at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Photo Bagu Blanco / Mikel Balenciaga of Athletic during the Spanish Championship 2014/2015 Liga football match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao on September 13, 2014 at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Photo Bagu Blanco /](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2n0ab50/real-madrids-james-rodriguez-left-duels-for-the-ball-with-athletic-bilbaos-mikel-balenciaga-during-a-spanish-la-liga-soccer-match-between-real-madrid-and-athletic-bilbao-at-the-santiago-bernabeu-stadium-in-madrid-spain-saturday-feb-13-2016-ap-photodaniel-ochoa-de-olza-2n0ab50.jpg)
Mikel Balenciaga of Athletic during the Spanish Championship 2014/2015 Liga football match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao on September 13, 2014 at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Photo Bagu Blanco /
![Ernesto Valverde overjoyed to finally bring silverware to Athletic Bilbao after Super Cup win - Eurosport Ernesto Valverde overjoyed to finally bring silverware to Athletic Bilbao after Super Cup win - Eurosport](https://i.eurosport.com/2015/08/18/1662583-35250200-2560-1440.jpg)