Iñaki Peña

Ignacio "Iñaki" Peña Sotorres (born 2 March 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona B.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Sotorres.
Iñaki Peña
Peña with Barcelona in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Peña Sotorres
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 13
Youth career
2004–2009 Alicante
2009–2012 Villarreal
2012–2018 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Barcelona B 56 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:56, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020

Club career

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 as 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]

International career

Peña represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels, earning a combined total of 28 caps. He was a runner up in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, being a first-choice throughout the tournament.

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.[14]

Career statistics
As of 11 October 2021
Club League Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B Segunda División B 2018–19 200—200
2019–20 180—30210
2020–21 120—10130
Primera División RFEF 2021–22 60—30
Total 560—40600
Career total 560000040600

    Honours

    Barcelona

    Spain U17

    References
    1. "Iñaki Peña". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
    2. "Iñaki Peña, el hincha herculano que vale 60 millones de euros" [Iñaki Peña, the supporter of Hércules who is worth 60 million euros] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    3. "Iñaki Peña, más que un parapenaltis" [Iñaki Peña, more than a penalty stopper] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    4. "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona UEFA Youth League final: report". Diario AS. 5 April 2019.
    5. "El FC Barcelona e Iñaki Peña han llegado a un acuerdo para la renovación de su contrato" [FC Barcelona and Iñaki Peña reached an agreement for the renewal of his contract] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    6. "Los juveniles elegidos para subir al Barça B la próxima temporada" [The juveniles chosen to promote to Barça B the following season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    7. "1–1: Un punto que sabe a poco al Barça B" [1–1: An insufficient draw to Barça B] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    8. "Squad announced for Copa first leg at Cultural Leonesa". FC Barcelona. 30 October 2019.
    9. "Lenglet salva un mal partido en León" [Lenglet saves a poor match in León] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    10. "Así es Iñaki Peña, suplente de Ter Stegen en el Clásico" [This is Iñaki Peña, substitute for Ter Stegen in El Clásico] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 February 2019.
    11. "Iñaki Peña, the heir to Ter Stegen". Marca. 2 June 2019.
    12. "Iñaki Peña gana protagonismo tras la baja de Neto" [Iñaki Peña gains prominence after Neto's injury] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    13. "El Barça renueva a Iñaki Peña" [Barça renew Iñaki Peña]. Sport (in Spanish). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
    14. "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
    15. Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
    16. "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
    17. "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.
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