Iñaki Peña
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 Peña with Barcelona in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 B | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Alicante | ||
| 2009–2012 | Villarreal | ||
| 2012–2018 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Barcelona B | 38 | (0) |
| 2018– | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Spain U21 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:28, 21 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2019 | |||
Ignacio "Iñaki" Peña Sotorres (born 2 March 1999), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Barcelona B.[2]
Club career
Peña signed with Spanish team Alicante CF at the age of 5. He was signed by Barcelona in 2012 and joined the club's youth setup La Masia. He was in the team that won the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League[3] and was promoted to the reserves for the 2018–19 season. On 30 October 2018, Peña was called up to the senior team for the first leg of Barça's round of 32 tie with Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey as a backup keeper.[4][5] He was called up in the UEFA Champions League against PSV Eindhoven and once again for the first leg of Barça's Round of 16 encounter against Olympique Lyonnais, and in the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid to accommodate for the injury of backup keeper Jasper Cillessen.[6][7][8] He was also called up for La Liga games during Dutch goalkeeper Cillessen's injury and once again towards the end of the season during German goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen's injury.[9][10]
Peña was once again called upon at the start of the 2019–20 season during the injury of Brazilian goalkeeper Neto.[11]
International career
Peña has represented Spain at four different youth levels, earning a combined total of 28 caps. He was a runner up in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, being the starter keeper throughout the tournament for Spain.
Honours
Club
Barcelona
International
Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2016[14]
References
- ^ Iñaki Peña of Barcelona B. Mundo Deportivo
- ^ https://everythingbarca.com/2019/02/11/pena-barcelona-successor-ter-stegen/
- ^ Chelsea 0-3 Barcelona UEFA Youth League final: report; Diario AS. 5 April 2019
- ^ Squad announced for Copa first leg at Cultural Leonesa;FCBarcelona.com. 30 October 2019.
- ^ Lenglet earns Barça narrow win over Cultural Leonesa; beIN Sports. 31 October 2019
- ^ Rakitic and Coutinho included in Barcelona squad to face PSV along with five youngsters; Marca. 26 November 2018.
- ^ The squad for Lyon; FCBarcelona.com
- ^ This is Iñaki Peña, substitute for Ter Stegen in El Clásico; 6 February 2019. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)
- ^ The squad for Eibar; FCBarcelona.com. 18 May 2019
- ^ Iñaki Peña, the heir to Ter Stegen; Marca, 2 June 2019.
- ^ Iñaki Peña gains prominence after Neto's injury; 8 August 2019. Mundo Deportivo. (in Spanish)
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2024259--chelsea-vs-barcelona/lineups/
- ^ http://www.samfordcrimson.com/20190507-arsenal-flop-denis-suarez-gets-commemorative-barcelona-la-liga-title-shirt-despite-playing-just-two-games-all-season/
- ^ "España pierde la final ante Portugal en la tanda de penaltis (1–1 /5-4)" [Spain lose final against Portugal on penalty shootout (1–1 /5-4)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.