Athletic has the second most experienced squad in LaLiga, according to a statistic published by the EFE Agency. The rojiblanco team's players have played a total of 3,332 matches in the top competition. Only Real Madrid surpasses these figures. The white footballers reach 3,449 matches in the First Division and the third club in this ranking is Villarreal de Unai emery (3,308)
The average experience of most First Division teams is around 2,000 games, while only four clubs, the three mentioned above and Betis accumulate more than 3,000.
The rojiblancos reach this figure thanks to having several players with a lot of experience in the League, such as Raul Garcia (485 in total of the 172 are like lion), Muniain (325), From Marcos (298), Iñigo Martinez (291, of which 86 are with Athletic), or Williams (200).
Villarreal has important figures in its squad: Mario Gaspar (288 games), Manu Trigueros (227), Sergio Asenjo (261), Vicente Iborra (269), Raul Albiol (270), Dani Parejo (356), Paco Alcacer (168) or Gerard Moreno (208)., Among others, all members of the backbone of the Castellón team.