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Full name | Alejandro Iturbe Encabo | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Elche | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2022 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2025 | Atlético Madrid B | 83 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | Elche | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Spain U21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:56, 21 June 2025 (UTC) |
Alejandro Iturbe Encabo (born 2 September 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Elche CF.
Born in Madrid, Iturbe joined Atlético Madrid's youth sides in 2008, aged five. [1] He trained with the first team at the age of 14, [2] [3] and renewed his contract for three years on 18 July 2022, being promoted to the reserves in Segunda Federación. [4]
Iturbe made his senior debut on 18 September 2022, starting in a 2–2 away draw against CD Coria. He overtook Antonio Gomis as the first-choice for the B's during the season, helping the side to achieve promotion to Primera Federación. [5]
On 10 July 2024, Iturbe further extended his link until 2027. [6]
On 16 July 2025, Iturbe signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Elche CF. [7]
Iturbe represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before being called up with the under-23s for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8] He was a third-choice behind Arnau Tenas and Joan García, playing in one match during the tournament as they won gold medal. [9]
Iturbe is a supporter of Atlético Madrid. [10] His grandfather was also a footballer and a goalkeeper, and played for RSD Alcalá, CD Los Yébenes and Getafe CF in the 1980s. [11]
Spain U23
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Madrid B | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 17 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Primera Federación | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
2024–25 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
Total | 83 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 87 | 0 | ||||
Atlético Madrid | 2022–23 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 0 |