Iker Almena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almenaand the second or maternal family name is Horcajo.

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
Number	30
Youth career
	Can Vidalet
2011–2017	Barcelona
2017–2019	Cornellà
2019–2020	Gavà
2020	Académica
2020–2022	Can Vidalet
2022–2023	Girona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 as a right back or right winger for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah FC.

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Can Vidalet	2021–22	Primera Catalana	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2022–23	Primera Catalana	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	Total		24	1	—		—		—		24	1
Girona B	2022–23	Tercera Federación	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2023–24	Tercera Federación	30	6	—		—		—		30	6
	Total		37	6	—		—		—		37	6
Girona	2023–24	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2024–25	La Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			63	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	7

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.

External links

• Iker Almena at BDFutbol
• Iker Almena at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Iker Almena at Soccerway