Iker Álvarez

Iker Álvarez de Eulate Molné (born 25 July 2001) is an Andorran footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish Segunda División club Villarreal B and the Andorra national team.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez de Eulate and the second or maternal family name is Molné; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Iker Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Iker Álvarez de Eulate Molné
Date of birth (2001-07-25) 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 B
Number 13
Youth career
Inter Club d'Escaldes[1]
0000–2016 Andorra
2016–2017 Gimnàstic Manresa
2017–2019 Roda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Villarreal C 29 (0)
2021– Villarreal B 33 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Andorra U17 8 (0)
2017–2019 Andorra U19 8 (0)
2018– Andorra U21 11 (0)
2021– Andorra 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:37, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Club career

After playing for the C and B teams, Álvarez had his first call up for Villarreal CF ahead of their UEFA Europa League last 16 second leg at home to FC Dynamo Kyiv on 18 March 2021.[2] He remained on the bench as second-choice Sergio Asenjo played in the 2–0 (4–0 aggregate) victory.[3]

International career

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.[4]

Personal life

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
As of match played on 6 March 2023 [5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2020–21 Segunda División B 10——10
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 180—2[lower-alpha 1]0200
2022–23 Segunda División 140——140
Career totals 3300020350
  1. Appearances in the 2022 Primera División RFEF play-offs

International career
As of 12 November 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Andorra 202150
Total50

Honours

Villarreal

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. Iker Álvarez at Soccerway
  6. "Iker Álvarez". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. "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.


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