Peio Canales

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canales and the second or maternal family name is Urtasun.

Peio Canales
Personal information
Full name Peio Canales Urtasun[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005[1]
Place of birth Barrika, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Santander
(on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
Number 18
Youth career
Barrika
2016–2023 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Basconia 0 (0)
2023–2025 Bilbao Athletic 43 (5)
2024– Athletic Bilbao 8 (0)
2025– → Racing Santander (loan) 13 (3)
International career‡
2022–2023 Spain U18 8 (1)
2023–2024 Spain U19 8 (1)
2025 Spain U20 3 (0)
2025– Spain U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Peio Canales Urtasun (born 17 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Racing de Santander, on loan from Athletic Bilbao.

Club career

Born in Barrika, Biscay, Basque Country, Canales joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2016, from hometown side Barrika FE. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 September 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Segunda Federación away draw against UD Logroñés.

Canales spent most of the campaign with the B-team, scoring his first goals on 25 November 2023, by netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Tudelano.[2] On 16 April 2024, he renewed his contract until 2027.[3] He only featured once with the farm team CD Basconia, a 3–0 home loss to Club Portugalete in the 2024 Tercera Federación play-offs.

Canales made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 29 September 2024, replacing Álex Berenguer in a 1–1 home draw against Sevilla FC.[4][5] The following 15 August, he was loaned to Segunda División side Racing de Santander for the season.[6]

International career

Canales is a Spain youth international, having represented the under-18 side.[7] He has played with the under-19 for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches,[8] and scored a goal in a friendly match against Norway.[9]

He received his first call-up to the Spain U21 in August 2025 for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification[10] and made his debut as a substitute against Cyprus.[11] He was later included in the Spain U20 squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2023–24 Tercera Federación 0 0 — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Bilbao Athletic 2023–24 Segunda Federación 26 3 — — — 26 3
2024–25 Primera Federación 17 2 — — — 17 2
Total 43 5 — — — 44 5
Athletic Bilbao 2024–25 La Liga 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Racing Santander (loan) 2025–26 Segunda División 13 3 0 0 — 0 0 13 3
Career total 64 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 65 8

Honours

Bilbao Athletic

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ Squad List: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 September 2025. p. 22.
  2. ^ "La última perla de Lezama de la que todo el Athletic Club habla" [The latest pearl of Lezama who all Athletic Club talk about] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "El Athletic blinda a Canales, una de las perlas de Lezama, ante el interés de otros clubes" [Athletic tie up Canales, one of the pearls of Lezama, amidst interest from other clubs] (in Spanish). El Correo. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Peio Canales debuta con el Athletic Club" [Peio Canales debuts with Athletic Club] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Debuta Canales, la perla a la que quería el United" [Canales debuts, the pearl wanted by United] (in Spanish). El Correo. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Peio Canales will play on loan at Real Racing Club de Santander". Athletic Bilbao. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  7. ^ "El centrocampista rojiblanco Peio Canales llega a la Sub18" [The red-and-white central midfielder Peio Canales reaches the under-18s] (in Spanish). Juvenil División de Honor. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ Beltrán, Javier R. (2 November 2023). "La conexión Canales-Olabarrieta, al servicio de España Sub-19" [The Canales-Olabarrieta connection, serving Spain's Under-19 team] (in Spanish). Diario AS.
  9. ^ Río, Endika (21 February 2024). "Peio Canales muestra su clase con España sub'19" [Peio Canales shows his class with Spain's under-19 team] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
  10. ^ "Peio Canales, convocado con la Selección Española Sub-21 para los compromisos ante Chipre y Kosovo" [Peio Canales, called up to the Spanish Under-21 National Team for the matches against Cyprus and Kosovo] (in Spanish). Racing de Santander. 29 August 2025.
  11. ^ "2027 Under-21 Euro qualifying round: Spain 3–0 Cyprus". UEFA. 6 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Peio Canales disputará el Mundial Sub-20 con la Selección Española" [Peio Canales will play in the Under-20 World Cup with the Spanish National Team] (in Spanish). Racing de Santander. 18 September 2025.
  13. ^ Peio Canales at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  14. ^ "El Bilbao Athletic ya es Campeón: Un año después regresará a Primera Federación" [Bilbao Athletic are now champions: A year later they return to the Primera Federación]. GolsMedia (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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