Ewan Urain
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ewan Roy Urain Aird | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Durango, Spain | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bilbao Athletic | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Durango | |||
2015–2018 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Basconia | 29 | (13) |
2019– | Bilbao Athletic | 22 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Ewan Roy Urain Aird (born 10 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bilbao Athletic. Born in Spain, he represents Scotland at under-21 level.
Club career
Urain was born in the Basque region of Spain to a Spanish (Biscayan) father and Scottish mother originally from Dumfriesshire.[1][2][3][4][5] He joined Athletic Bilbao in 2015 after a spell with hometown side SCD Durango.[6] He turned out for the club at under-16 and under-17 level before hitting 19 goals for the under-18 side. In 2018 he scored 13 goals for the club's farm team CD Basconia, based in Basauri.[7][1]
He began to feature regularly for the B team in the 2020–21 season (though interrupted by injuries)[7] as the side reached the play-offs for promotion to the second division, but lost in the last round.[8]
International career
Urain was called up by Scotland Under-21s in 2021 for matches with Northern Ireland.[1][9][10]
Style of play
Urain has been described as an old-fashioned striker making use of his height and strength,[7] and has been compared with former Athletic Bilbao player Fernando Llorente.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Ewan Urain: Who is the Bilbao Athletic striker in the Scotland Under-21 squad?". www.scotsman.com. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ a b "Ewan Urain: Scotland under-21 lifts lid on his Athletic Bilbao footballing upbringing and Fernando Llorente comparisons". www.scotsman.com. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Scotland youth striker Ewan Urain on 'magician' Stephen Kelly". Daily Record. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "'Glenn wants to learn Spanish... I don't know why'". BBC Sport. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ Dumfries and Galloway link sees Basque-born striker in Scotland under-21 squad, Daily Record, 28 May 2021
- ^ Escocia convoca a Ewan Urain, canterano del Athletic [Scotland summons Ewan Urain, Athletic youth product], Diario AS (in Spanish), 25 May 2021
- ^ a b c El ariete Ewan Urain vuelve a ser reclutado por Escocia Sub-21 [Striker Ewan Urain is again recruited by Scotland U21], El Correo (in Spanish), 23 August 2021
- ^ RESUMEN | Saúl Berjón recoge el testigo de Dani Pendín como héroe del conjunto burgalés (1-0) [SUMMARY | Saúl Berjón picks up the witness of Dani Pendín as the hero of the Burgos team (1-0)], RFEF (in Spanish), 23 May 2021
- ^ "Bilbao's Urain called up by Scotland". BBC Sport. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao's Ewan Urain name drops two 'special' Rangers players". Glasgow Times. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links
- Ewan Urain at Athletic Bilbao
- Ewan Urain at BDFutbol
- Ewan Urain at Soccerway
- Ewan Urain at the Scottish Football Association
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Durango, Biscay
- Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Sportspeople from Biscay
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Scottish people of Spanish descent
- Spanish people of Scottish descent
- Association football forwards
- Primera División RFEF players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers