Unai Simón

Simón's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, Unai Simón was used in rotation for Athletic Club in the La Liga: 7 appearances and 540 minutes, averaging 77 minutes per outing. The number that flatters him most is match rating — 139th of 198 goalkeepers and inside the top 70%.

Per 90 minutes that is 2.8 saves per 90, 1.0 goals conceded per 90 and a 74% save rate — the rate profile behind Simón's totals. Set against Simón's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 1560 minutes against 3330 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 6.88 to 7.09 since 2025/26.

Our records cover 9 seasons of Simón's career, 2018/19 to 2026/27, across 2 clubs — Athletic Club, Spain. In that time he has played 292 matches across 7 competitions, 24,551 minutes in all. By average match rating this is the strongest season we hold for him, 7.17.

Away from his club, Simón has 57 appearances for Spain on our records — across World Cup - Qualification Europe, Euro Championship and UEFA Nations League. On our positional score Simón rates 24 out of 100, 88th of 99 qualified players — inside the top 89%. Relative to what each component is worth, his strongest is goals conceded.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.