Iñaki and Nico Williams eye milestones as Athletic start 2026-27 | OneFootball

The Williams brothers are set to celebrate as Athletic kick off 2026-27 on Saturday, milestones beckoning for both. Nico arrives fresh from a world title celebration in New York, and the pair aim to keep their places on either wing under Terzic.

According to as.com, this will be their seventh season together, the sixth to run in full, with the younger sibling now clearly ahead. Nico adds that global crown to the Euros and the Nations League.

Things have not gone as well for Iñaki with Ghana. Together in red and white they lifted the 2023-24 Copa del Rey and the 2023-24 Spanish Super Cup. An on the pitch exchange after the Alavés match in March 2024 at San Mamés was settled within minutes.

Iñaki could make his 511th official appearance for Athletic, becoming the club’s sixth most used player by overtaking Andoni Iraola. Only José Ángel Iribar on 614, Óscar de Marcos on 573, Iker Muniain on 560, Txetxu Rojo on 541 and Joseba Etxeberria on 514 would remain ahead.

Nico is in line for his 200th official game despite missing many last season with pubalgia. A Lezama graduate from under-12 level, the Pamplona-born 24-year-old debuted on 28 April 2021 against Real Valladolid. He has played 157 league matches, 23 in the Copa del Rey, three in the Champions League, 13 in the Europa League and three in the Supercopa, scoring 37, and is contracted until 2035.

Source: as.com

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