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Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte Makes Senior Debut Against Israeli Club Ironi Kiryat Shmona
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First reported by N12 · 13 hours ago
What happened
Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte made his senior debut in 2012 against Israeli club Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Europa League, playing the full match in a 2-0 win. Coached by Marcelo Bielsa, the game featured future stars including Kepa Arrizabalaga and Enrique Saborit. Laporte has since won multiple major football titles with Spain and top clubs.
- 01Aymeric Laporte debuted for Athletic Bilbao's senior team in a 2012 Europa League match against Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
- 02The match ended 2-0 in favor of Bilbao, coached by Marcelo Bielsa.
- 03Laporte played the full 90 minutes in his first senior appearance.
- 04The Israeli team included players Ben Vahba and Elad Gabay.
- 05Future Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and Enrique Saborit were on Bilbao's bench.
- 06Laporte later won major titles including the World Cup and six Premier League trophies.
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