Iker Recio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Recio and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.
Iker Recio
Personal information
Full name Iker Recio Ortega
Date of birth (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Escalona, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 11
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)
2022–2024 Alcorcón 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Gimnàstic (loan) 12 (0)
2024 Antequera 11 (1)
2025– Cádiz 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Iker Recio Ortega (born 17 June 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cádiz CF. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.

Club career

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] The following 20 July, he signed a permanent deal with Antequera CF also in division three.[9]

On 30 December 2024, Recio signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cádiz CF in Segunda División.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Conoce a… Iker Recio" [Know... Iker Recio] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "El Rayo aplasta al Elche" [Rayo crush Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Iker Recio se marcha al Alcorcón B" [Iker Recio moves to Alcorcón B] (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Iker Recio, nou jugador del Nàstic" [Iker Recio, new player of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ "El Antequera CF ficha a Iker Recio para el centro de la zaga" [Antequera CF sign Iker Recio for the centre of the defense] (in Spanish). Andalucía Centro. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Iker Recio firma hasta 2028" [Iker Recio signs until 2028] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.