Oihan Sancet

Key strength: Vision and passing

Creative playmaker

Athletic Bilbao sit 5th in La Liga—teetering between European ambition and inconsistency with their LDLLW form telling a story of promise unfulfilled. At the heart of this Basque institution stands Oihan Sancet, the 26-year-old local prodigy whose €25 million market value reflects his status as San Mamés' creative heartbeat. Wearing the iconic number 8, Sancet has contributed 4 goals and 1 assist across 26 appearances this season, orchestrating play for over 1,650 minutes alongside midfield partners Mikel Jauregizar and Beñat Prados. His 70-rated passing vision transforms Athletic's attacking geometry—threading balls through compressed defenses with the precision of a player born to this club's philosophy. Despite his creative intensity, Sancet maintains exemplary discipline with just one yellow card. When possession settles at his boots in the final third, the San Mamés faithful sense possibility stirring—a Basque son conducting European dreams through pure technical mastery, even as Ernesto Valverde's side searches for the consistency to match their ambitions.