Unai Ropero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ropero and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Unai Ropero Pérez (born 20 November 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hércules CF, on loan from Deportivo Alavés.

Unai Ropero

Personal information
Full name	Unai Ropero Pérez
Date of birth	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Hércules (on loan from Alavés)
Number	11
Youth career
	Ariznabarra
2018–2019	Aurrerá de Vitoria
2019–2020	Alavés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Alavés B	94	(30)
2020–2021	San Ignacio	24	(7)
2022–	Alavés	2	(0)
2024–2025	→ Eldense (loan)	15	(1)
2025–	→ Hércules (loan)	12	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025

Club career

Ropero is a youth product of the Basque clubs CD Ariznabarra and CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, before moving to Deportivo Alavés' academy in 2019.^[1] He began his senior career with the reserves in 2020, and after one appearance he spent the rest of the 2020–21 season with farm team Club San Ignacio in the Tercera Federación.^[2]

Ropero returned to Alavés in July 2021, and was part of their senior squad in the pre-season.^[3] On 21 March 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for two seasons.^[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Alavés as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Cádiz CF on 22 May 2022.^[5]

On 26 June 2024, Ropero was loaned to Segunda División side CD Eldense for the 2024–25 campaign.^[6] Roughly one year later, after suffering relegation, he moved to Hércules CF in Primera Federación also in a temporary one-year deal.^[7]