Iker Almena

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Iker Almena
Personal information
Full name Iker Almena Horcajo
Date of birth (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al Qadsiah
Youth career
Can Vidalet
2011–2017 Barcelona
2017–2019 Cornellà
2019–2020 Gavà
2020 Académica
2020–2022 Can Vidalet
2022–2023 Girona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Can Vidalet 24 (1)
2022–2024 Girona B 37 (6)
2023–2024 Girona 2 (0)
2024– Al Qadsiah 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024

Iker Almena Horcajo (born 4 May 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Al Qadsiah FC.

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Career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Almena began his career with CF Can Vidalet before joining FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2011, aged seven. [1] After leaving the club in 2017, he subsequently represented UE Cornellà and CF Gavà's youth sides EF Gavà before moving to Portuguese side Académica de Coimbra in 2020; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned to his first club Can Vidalet. [2]

Initially a member of the Juvenil squad, Almena made his senior on 16 May 2021, playing the last 20 minutes in a 2–2 Primera Catalana home draw against CFJ Mollerussa, and scored his first goal seven days later in a 4–0 away routing of FC Alcarràs. In 2022, after another campaign alternating between the Juvenil and the first teams, he moved to Girona FC and returned to youth football. [3]

On 4 September 2023, after already making his debut with the reserves and featuring with the main squad in the pre-season, Almena renewed his contract with the Blanquivermells until 2026. [4] He made his first team debut on 7 December, starting in a 5–2 away win over Orihuela CF, for the season's Copa del Rey. [5]

After impressing in the 2024 pre-season, [6] Almena made his La Liga debut on 15 August of that year; after coming on as a second-half substitute for Portu, he assisted Gabriel Misehouy's equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Real Betis. [7] [8]

Almena was transferred to Al Qadsiah FC on 30 August 2024. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Can Vidalet2021–22 Primera Catalana 111———111
2022–23Primera Catalana130———130
Total241———241
Girona B 2022–23 Tercera Federación 70———70
2023–24 Tercera Federación306———306
Total376———376
Girona 2023–24 La Liga 0010——10
2024–25 La Liga200000—20
Total2010000030
Career total637100000647

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References

  1. ↑ "Iker Almena Horcajo" (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Mucha suerte Iker 🍀⚽" [Best of luck Iker 🍀⚽]. CF Can Vidalet (in Spanish). Facebook. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "La 'perla' que ilusiona en Girona: "Si está a este nivel..."" [The 'pearl' who brings high hopes at Girona: "If he remains at this level..."] (in Spanish). Sport. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Iker Almena, until 2026". Girona FC. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "El Girona despierta como un campeón de la pesadilla de Orihuela" [Girona wake up as a champion from the nightmare of Orihuela] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Almena: goles de atención" [Almena: goals of warning] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Almena y Misehouy amargan al Betis" [Almena and Misehouy bitter Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Iker Almena derriba la puerta de Míchel... y de Primera" [Iker Almena brings down Míchel... and Primera's door] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Iker Almena, traspasado al Al Qadisiyah" [Iker Almena, transferred to Al Qadisiyah]. Girona FC (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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