Iker Recio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Recio Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Escalona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gimnàstic (on loan from Alcorcón) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Vallecano B | 56 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Alcorcón B | 28 | (1) |
| 2022– | Alcorcón | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 | |||
Iker Recio Ortega (born 17 June 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona, on loan from AD Alcorcón. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a centre-back.
Club career[edit]
Born in Escalona, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Recio joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2011, aged ten.[1] On 14 July 2020, after finishing his formation, he joined Rayo Vallecano and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[2]
Recio made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 3–2 home win against ED Moratalaz. He made his first team debut on 17 December, coming on as a late substitute for Martín Pascual in a 3–2 away win against CD Teruel, for the season's Copa del Rey;[3] three days later he scored his first senior goal, netting for the B's in a 1–3 home loss against CF Pozuelo de Alarcón.[4]
Recio's professional debut occurred on 16 January 2021, as he started in a 2–0 home win against Elche CF, also for the national cup.[5][6] On 28 June 2022, he left Rayo and signed for another reserve team, AD Alcorcón B in the Segunda Federación.[7]
On 21 August 2023, Recio was loaned to Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the 2023–24 season.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Conoce a… Iker Recio" [Know... Iker Recio] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Íker Recio y Jorge Cortázar, primeros fichajes del Rayo B" [Íker Recio and Jorge Cortázar, first signings of Rayo B] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "El Rayo se repone del susto y Óscar le da el pase en Teruel" [Rayo come back after a scare and Óscar gives the green light in Teruel] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "RAYO B 1–3 POZUELO | El filial perdió la imbatibilidad en casa" [RAYO B 1–3 POZUELO | The reserves lost their unbeaten status at home] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "El Rayo aplasta al Elche" [Rayo crush Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Primera titularidad de Iker Recio con el Rayo Vallecano" [First start of Iker Recio with Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Iker Recio se marcha al Alcorcón B" [Iker Recio moves to Alcorcón B] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Iker Recio, nou jugador del Nàstic" [Iker Recio, new player of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Iker Recio at BDFutbol
- Iker Recio at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Talavera de la Reina
- Footballers from the Province of Toledo
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Rayo Vallecano B players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- AD Alcorcón B players
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers