Ewan Roy Urain Aird (born 10 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club Manfredonia. Born in Spain, he represented Scotland at under-21 level.
Background Urain was born in Durango in the Basque region. His mother Diane grew up in Dumfriesshire, taught English abroad and met her Biscayan husband in Spain.Dumfries and Galloway link sees Basque-born striker in Scotland under-21 squad, Daily Record, 28 May 2021
Club career After a spell with hometown side Durango, he joined Athletic Bilbao in 2015.Escocia convoca a Ewan Urain, canterano del Athletic [Scotland summons Ewan Urain, Athletic youth product], Diario AS (in Spanish), 25 May 2021 He turned out for the club at under-16 and under-17 level before hitting 19 goals for the under-18 side. In 2018, he scored 13 goals for the club's farm team Basconia, based in Basauri.
He began to feature regularly for the B team in the 2020–21 season (though interrupted by injuries)El ariete Ewan Urain vuelve a ser reclutado por Escocia Sub-21 [Striker Ewan Urain is again recruited by Scotland U21], El Correo (in Spanish), 23 August 2021 as the side reached the play-offs for promotion to the second division, but lost in the last round.RESUMEN | Saúl Berjón recoge el testigo de Dani Pendín como héroe del conjunto burgalés (1-0) [SUMMARY | Saúl Berjón picks up the witness of Dani Pendín as the hero of the Burgos team (1-0)], RFEF (in Spanish), 23 May 2021
He missed parts of the 2021–22 Primera Federación campaign with injuries, being used mainly as a late substitute when he was available, which continued at the start of 2022–23. In December 2022, he moved on loan to Amorebieta, playing at the same level as Bilbao Athletic, for the remainder of that season.Ewan Urain, cedido por el Athletic Club, nuevo delantero azul) [Ewan Urain, on loan from Athletic Club, new blue striker], SD Amorebieta (in Spanish), 28 December 2022
International career Urain was called up by Scotland Under-21s in 2021 for matches with Northern Ireland.
Style of play Urain has been described as an old-fashioned striker making use of his height and strength, and has been compared with former Athletic Bilbao player Fernando Llorente.
Honours Amorebieta Primera Federación: 2022–23 (Group 2 and overall champion)
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