Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ignacio Peña Sotorres | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Alicante | ||
2009–2012 | Villarreal | ||
2012–2018 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2022 | Barcelona B | 59 | (0) |
2022– | Barcelona | 12 | (0) |
2022 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 18 | (0) |
2017 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:56, 3 February 2024 (UTC) |
Ignacio "Iñaki" Peña Sotorres (born 2 March 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona.
Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Peña started his career at Alicante CF's youth setup in 2004, aged just five. [2] In 2012, at the age of 13, he joined FC Barcelona's La Masia from Villarreal CF. [3] He was in the team that won the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, being a starter in the final against Chelsea. [4]
On 16 April 2018, Peña renewed his contract with Barça for three seasons, with an option for a further two. [5] He was later promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2018–19 season, [6] and made his senior debut on 6 October 2018 by starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Atlético Baleares. [7]
On 30 October 2018, Peña was called up to the main squad for the first leg of round of 32 tie with Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey as a backup to Jasper Cillessen, [8] being an unused substitute in the 1–0 away win. [9] He also appeared on the bench for some occasions during the season When Cillessen and starter Marc-André ter Stegen were out injured. [10] [11]
Peña once again featured on the bench for the main squad during the 2019–20 campaign, to cover for Neto's absence due to injury. [12] On 6 October 2020, Barcelona exercised the option on Peña's contract to extend it for a further two years. [13]
On 31 January 2022, Peña joined Galatasaray on loan for the remainder of the season. [14] He made his professional debut in the Süper Lig on 6 February in a 1–1 draw at Alanyaspor under former Barcelona assistant Domènec Torrent, [15] He had a record of two draws and as many wins before club icon Fernando Muslera began his return from injury; [16] by the second half of March, after elimination from the UEFA Europa League by Barcelona, the Uruguayan won his place back. [17]
Peña returned to Barcelona as his loan deal expired, and made his official first team debut under manager Xavi in a 4–2 away win over Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Champions League on 1 November 2022. [18]
On 3 January 2023, Peña was registered as a first team player, and was handed the number 13 shirt left vacant by Neto, who had left for AFC Bournemouth. [19]
On 9 May 2023, Peña signed a contract extension with Barcelona, keeping him at the club until 2026. The new contract included a buyout clause of 400 million euros. [20]
Near the end of the season, Peña played against Real Valladolid and Celta Vigo, where he played a total of approximately 72 minutes of match time, after coming on for Marc-André ter Stegen at Valladolid at half time, and coming on at Celta at 63 minutes. He conceded 2 goals in 2 appearances.
Peña represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, earning a combined total of 30 caps. He was a runner-up in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, being a first-choice throughout the tournament. His sole under-21 appearance was on 12 November 2020 against the Faroe Islands in Marbella, coming on at half time for Álvaro Fernández in a 2–0 win in qualification for the following year's European Championship. [21]
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021. However, Peña did not play. [22]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 [b] | 0 | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
Galatasaray (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Barcelona | 2022–23 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 2 [e] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 77 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
Barcelona Youth
UEFA Youth League: 2017–18 [24]
Barcelona
Spain U17