Urko Vera | |
Fullname: | Urko Vera Mateos[1] |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1987 |
Birth Place: | Barakaldo, Spain |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Position: | Centre-forward |
Currentclub: | Santutxu |
Youthyears1: | 1996–1997 |
Youthclubs1: | Santutxu |
Youthyears2: | 1997–1999 |
Youthclubs2: | Athletic Bilbao |
Youthyears3: | 2001–2003 |
Youthclubs3: | Lezama |
Youthyears4: | 2003–2006 |
Youthclubs4: | Santutxu |
Years1: | 2006–2007 |
Caps1: | 16 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 2007–2008 |
Caps2: | ? |
Goals2: | 10 |
Years3: | 2008–2009 |
Caps3: | ? |
Goals3: | 6 |
Years4: | 2009–2010 |
Caps4: | ? |
Goals4: | 14 |
Years5: | 2010 |
Caps5: | 3 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2010–2011 |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 13 |
Years7: | 2011 |
Caps7: | 7 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2011 |
Caps8: | 5 |
Goals8: | 1 |
Years9: | 2011–2012 |
Caps9: | 31 |
Goals9: | 11 |
Years10: | 2012–2013 |
Caps10: | 14 |
Goals10: | 2 |
Years11: | 2013 |
Caps11: | 7 |
Goals11: | 1 |
Years12: | 2013–2014 |
Caps12: | 31 |
Goals12: | 5 |
Years13: | 2014–2015 |
Caps13: | 38 |
Goals13: | 17 |
Years14: | 2015 |
Caps14: | 6 |
Goals14: | 0 |
Years15: | 2016 |
Caps15: | 19 |
Goals15: | 3 |
Years16: | 2016–2017 |
Caps16: | 14 |
Goals16: | 1 |
Years17: | 2017 |
Caps17: | 16 |
Goals17: | 5 |
Years18: | 2017–2019 |
Caps18: | 17 |
Goals18: | 5 |
Years19: | 2018 |
Clubs19: | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) |
Caps19: | 10 |
Goals19: | 1 |
Years20: | 2019–2020 |
Caps20: | 10 |
Goals20: | 2 |
Years21: | 2020 |
Caps21: | 4 |
Goals21: | 0 |
Years22: | 2020–2021 |
Caps22: | 7 |
Goals22: | 0 |
Years23: | 2021– |
Caps23: | 40 |
Goals23: | 12 |
Club-Update: | 12:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC) |
Urko Vera Mateos (pronounced as /es/; born 14 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Santutxu FC as a centre-forward.
Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, Vera played mostly amateur football until the age of 23, having represented Basque giants Athletic Bilbao as a youth from ages 10–12. During his spell at SD Lemona, he received part of his wage by taking the team's kits to the laundry.[2]
In the last minutes of the 2011 January transfer window, after impressing with Lemona in Segunda División B (the club was coached by legendary Athletic player Aitor Larrazábal), Vera was acquired by the Lions, signing a one 1/2-year contract and initially being assigned to the reserve side, Bilbao Athletic.[3] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 5 February, coming on as a substitute for Iker Muniain for the final 15 minutes of a 3–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón.[4]
On 14 March 2011, again appearing from the bench, Vera scored his first goal for Athletic Bilbao, heading home in injury time in a 2–2 draw at Getafe CF.[5] After being released he resumed his career in Segunda División, representing five clubs in just four years, including CD Mirandés[6] for which he netted 20 times in all competitions.[7] [8]
Vera moved to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in the K League 1 in late July 2015.[9] On 10 January of the following year, he returned to his country and joined CA Osasuna in the second level.[10]
On 19 August 2016, Vera signed a one-year deal with SD Huesca, still in the second tier.[11] The following 23 January, he returned to Mirandés after leaving by mutual consent.[12]
On 18 May 2017, Vera moved to Romania with CFR Cluj.[13] In January 2019, after a short loan spell at FC Astra Giurgiu also in the country's Liga I,[14] he signed with English League Two club Oldham Athletic.[15] His contract at the latter was mutually terminated on 24 January 2020,[16] and he returned to the Spanish lower leagues shortly after with CD Guijuelo.[17]
Vera returned to his native region on 28 August 2020, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a deal at third-tier Club Portugalete.[18]
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