Iker Guarrotxena

Iker Guarrotxena Vallejo (born 6 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Australian club Western United.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guarrotxena and the second or maternal family name is Vallejo.

Iker Guarrotxena
Personal information
Full name Iker Guarrotxena Vallejo
Date of birth (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder[1][2]
Club information
Current team
 Western United
Number 34
Youth career
2002–2003 Arenas Getxo
2003–2011 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Basconia 29 (10)
2012–2016 Bilbao Athletic 92 (22)
2014–2015 → Tenerife (loan) 20 (1)
2016–2017 Mirandés 40 (9)
2017–2018 Cultural Leonesa 33 (0)
2018–2020 Pogoń Szczecin 30 (5)
2020–2021 Volos 21 (1)
2021– Western United 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Guarrotxena joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2002, aged nine. He made his senior debuts with the farm team in the 2011–12 season, in Tercera División. In the 2012 summer he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 1 August 2014 Guarrotxena moved to Segunda División's CD Tenerife in a season-long loan deal.[3] He played his first match as a professional on the 24th, starting in a 0–1 away loss against SD Ponferradina.[4]

Guarrotxena returned to the B-side for the 2015–16 season, with the club also in the second tier. On 7 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he was released by the Lions.[5]

On 12 July 2016, Guarrotxena signed a two-year deal with CD Mirandés, also in the second tier.[6] Roughly one year later, after suffering relegation, he moved to fellow league team Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[7]

On 4 August 2018, Guarrotxena moved to Pogoń Szczecin in the Polish Ekstraklasa, signing a three-year deal with the club.[8]

On 2 January 2020, Greek Super League club Volos officially announced the signing of Guarrotxena on a free transfer.[9]

On 14 January 2021, A-League club Western United official announced that Guarrotxena had signed on a one-year deal with the club.[10]

Personal life

He is the nephew of retired footballer Endika, who also came through the ranks at Athletic Bilbao and won trophies with the club in the 1980s.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basconia 2011–12 Tercera División 2910———2910
Bilbao Athletic 2012–13 Segunda División B 246———246
2013–14 3411———3411
2015–16 Segunda División 345———345
Total 922200——9222
Tenerife (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 20110——211
Mirandés 2016–17 40911——4110
Cultural Leonesa 2017–18 33020——350
Pogoń Szczecin 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 24500——245
2019–20 6020——80
Total 30520——325
Volos 2019–20 Superleague Greece 14122——163
Western United 2020-21 A-League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2594883000026051

References
  1. "Signing news: Western United add Spanish ace Guarrotxena". A-League. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. "Western United net Spanish winger Guarrotxena". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. El Tenerife logra la cesión de Iker Guarrotxena (Tenerife completes the loan of Iker Guarrotxena); Marca, 1 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. El gol olímpico de Infante marcó la diferencia (Infante's olympic goal makes the difference); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. "Leaving Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. "Iker Guarrotxena, primer fichaje del Club Deportivo Mirandés 2016/17" [Iker Guarrotxena, first signing of Club Deportivo Mirandés 2016/17] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. "Alta Iker Guarrotxena" [Signing Iker Guarrotxena] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. "Guarrotxena piłkarzem Pogoni!" [Guarrotxena football player Pogoń!] (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. "Βόλος: Ανακοίνωσε Γκουαροτσένα και Οικονόμου" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 2 January 2020.
  10. "Iker eager to feature in derby". NewsComAu. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. "Qué fue de..." [What happened to...]. El Correo (in Spanish). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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