In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aldai and the second or maternal family name is Igartua.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Aldai Igartua | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Getxo, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Eibar B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Romo | |||
| Gatika [eu] | |||
| Eibar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Vitoria | 81 | (7) |
| 2023– | Eibar | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Eibar B | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Iker Aldai Igartua (born 24 June 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or a midfielder for SD Eibar B.
Club career
Born in Getxo, Biscay, Basque Country, Aldai joined SD Eibar's youth setup from Gatika KT [eu]. He made his senior debut with the farm team on 5 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División RFEF away draw against Amurrio Club.
Aldai scored his first senior goals on 16 March 2022, netting a brace for Vitoria in a 3–0 home win over Beti Gazte KJKE [eu]. He was called up to the first team for the 2022 pre-season by manager Gaizka Garitano, and made his professional debut on 12 February 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Matheus Pereira in a 3–0 Segunda División home loss against FC Cartagena. In 2024, he was assigned to Eibar's B-team in Segunda Federación, after the partnership with Vitoria ended.
References
- ^ "Cubero, Ruiz Zeberio, Alday, Troncho, Yriarte y Martín harán la pretemporada con el primer equipo masculino" [Cubero, Ruiz Zeberio, Alday, Troncho, Yriarte and Martín will make the pre-season with the men's first team] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "El miedo a perder concluye con un empate" [The fear of losing end up with a draw] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "El Cartagena resucita en Ipurua... donde aún no había ganado nadie" [Cartagena is reborn at the Ipurua... where no one has won anything yet] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
External links
- Iker Aldai at BDFutbol
- Iker Aldai at Soccerway