He Athletic Club y Yeray Álvarez They have announced that the player has positively given an UEFA anti -doping control for an alleged “human error” in the treatment against alopecia that he is following. The club has shown its support to the 30 -year -old player, giving credibility to the version he has offered through an extensive statement in social networks. The positive occurred in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, where the Bilbao received Manchester United in San Mamés.
The player stressed that the news “was a very hard blow” and that he could not “believe” what was happening. Assures that “Never” has “consumed prohibited substances” And he explained that, after overcoming testicular cancer twice, a treatment against alopecia began. “The positive occurred because I took a preventive medication against hair loss that contained a prohibited substance,” Yeray Álvarez has highlighted.
ℹ️ Athletic Club laments Yeray's human error and shows all its support.
The player has published a message on his social networks in which he explains that an error in his treatment against alopecia has caused a positive result in a control of @UEFA#AthleticClub 🦁
— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) July 10, 2025
The rojiblanco team has launched a message in which it reports the situation and shows its support to Yeray Álvarez: «He Athletic Club He laments Yeray's human error and shows all his support. The player has published a message on his social networks in which he explains that an error in his treatment against alopecia has caused a positive result in a UEFA control».
Yeray Álvarez explains his positive at the anti -porping
— Yeray (@yerayalvarez4) July 10, 2025
A few weeks ago they told me that I had positively given an anti -doping control carried out by UEFA after the first leg of the Europa League semifinals against Manchester United. Receiving that news was a very hard blow and, honestly, I could not believe it, since I have never consumed prohibited substances in my life.
Since I overcome my illness, I have been following a treatment against alopecia for years and, after studying the case, we have proven that the positive occurred because I involuntary a preventive medication against hair loss containing a prohibited substance. The disciplinary procedure is currently in an instructional phase and subject to confidentiality, so I am provisionally suspended and I am not authorized to make additional public statements.
I want to tell all of you that this situation has a lot but that, with the support of the club, I am working on my defense with the conviction of being able to return to the playing land as soon as possible. Once the process ends, I will give all the necessary explanations.
I want to thank Athletic Club for support and support from the first moment and express my confidence in justice and sports institutions.
Aupa Athletic!
Yeray Álvarez
