5 present-day underrated Spanish footballers

#4 Beñat Etxebarria

Benat Etzebarria (R) has been a consistent performer in the centre of the field for years

30-year-old Benat Etxebarria is a full Spanish international having played for the national team on three occasions already, but given his role for Athletic Bilbao and how he anchors their play and allows the attackers to roam free, he is terribly underrated.

Having returned to his childhood club after a spell with Real Betis, Etxebarria has only gotten better. He covers a lot of ground in the centre of the park and has the kind of vision that you can only get by playing nearly ten years of top-flight Spanish football.

With Sergio Busquets, Thiago Alcantara, and Cesc Fabregas ahead of him in the pecking order in the Spanish national team, he continues to remain in the shadows. His performances, though, shine brighter than many expect.