Iker Álvarez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Álvarez de Eulate Molné | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inter Club d'Escaldes | |||
| –2016 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2016–2017 | Gimnàstic Manresa | ||
| 2017–2019 | Roda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Villarreal C | 29 | (0) |
| 2021– | Villarreal B | 74 | (0) |
| 2024– | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Andorra U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Andorra U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Andorra U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Andorra | 27 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Iker Álvarez de Eulate Molné (born 25 July 2001) is an Andorran professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Villarreal and the Andorra national team.
Club career
[edit]Álvarez represented Inter Club d'Escaldes,[1] FC Andorra and Club Gimnàstic Manresa before joining Villarreal CF's youth categories in 2017; he was initially assigned to affiliate club CD Roda.[2] He returned to the structure of the Yellow Submarine in 2019, being assigned to the C-team in Tercera División.
Álvarez had his first call up for Villarreal's first team ahead of their UEFA Europa League last 16 second leg at home to FC Dynamo Kyiv on 18 March 2021.[3] He remained on the bench as second-choice Sergio Asenjo played in the 2–0 (4–0 aggregate) victory.[4]
Álvarez first appeared with the reserves on 9 May 2021, starting in a 4–3 Segunda División B home loss against FC Barcelona B. He was definitely promoted to the B's for the 2021–22 season, sharing the starting spot with Filip Jörgensen as the side achieved promotion to Segunda División.
Álvarez made his professional debut on 29 August 2022, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Granada CF. On 21 June 2023, after establishing himself as a starter for the B-team after Jörgensen was constantly involved in first team duties, he renewed his contract until 2026.[5]
International career
[edit]Álvarez made his international debut for Andorra on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland, losing 3–0 in Warsaw.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Iker is the son of former footballer Koldo Álvarez, who was capped for the Andorra national team and later appointed as the team's manager.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 12 July 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 18 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Primera División RFEF play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 13 October 2024[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Villarreal
References
[edit]- ^ a b López-Egea, Miquel (3 April 2019). "Iker Álvarez de Eulate, Porter del CD Roda i de la selecció sub-21: "L'objectiu és ser porter del Villarreal i acabar jugant a la Primera Divisió"" [Iker Álvarez de Eulate, Goalkeeper of CD Roda and the under-21 team: "The goal is to be Villarreal's goalkeeper and end up playing in the First Division"]. El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Iker Álvarez, portero de calidad y altura" [Iker Álvarez, goalkeeper of quality and height] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Iker Álvarez, convocat amb el primer equip del Vila-real" [Iván Álvarez, selected for Villarreal's first team]. El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Gonzalo, Juanjo (18 March 2021). "El Villarreal disfruta al son de Gerard Moreno" [Villarreal enjoy themselves to the sound of Gerard Moreno]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Iker Álvarez 2026" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Un Lewandowski en racha firma un doblete en la victoria de Polonia sobre Andorra" [A Lewandowski on a hot streak scores a brace in Poland's victory over Andorra]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Iker Álvarez at Soccerway
- ^ "Iker Álvarez". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Iker Álvarez llueix la bandera andorrana en la celebració grogueta" [Iker Álvarez flies the Andorran flag in the yellow celebration]. El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Iker Álvarez at BDFutbol
- Iker Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iker Álvarez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Iker Álvarez at Soccerway
- Iker Álvarez at WorldFootball.net
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