| Iker Almena | |
| Fullname: | Iker Almena Horcajo |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 2004 |
| Birth Place: | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Al Qadsiah |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthclubs1: | Can Vidalet |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Cornellà |
| Youthyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs4: | Gavà |
| Youthyears5: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs5: | Académica |
| Youthyears6: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs6: | Can Vidalet |
| Youthyears7: | 2022–2023 |
| Youthclubs7: | Girona |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Can Vidalet |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 August 2024 |
Iker Almena Horcajo (born 4 May 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back or right winger for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah FC.
Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Almena began his career with CF Can Vidalet before joining FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2011, aged seven.[1] After leaving the club in 2017, he subsequently represented UE Cornellà and CF Gavà's youth sides EF Gavà before moving to Portuguese side Académica de Coimbra in 2020; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned to his first club Can Vidalet.[2]
Initially a member of the Juvenil squad, Almena made his senior on 16 May 2021, playing the last 20 minutes in a 2–2 Primera Catalana home draw against CFJ Mollerussa, and scored his first goal seven days later in a 4–0 away routing of FC Alcarràs. In 2022, after another campaign alternating between the Juvenil and the first teams, he moved to Girona FC and returned to youth football.[3]
On 4 September 2023, after already making his debut with the reserves and featuring with the main squad in the pre-season, Almena renewed his contract with the Blanquivermells until 2026.[4] He made his first team debut on 7 December, starting in a 5–2 away win over Orihuela CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
After impressing in the 2024 pre-season,[6] Almena made his La Liga debut on 15 August of that year; after coming on as a second-half substitute for Portu, he assisted Gabriel Misehouy's equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Real Betis.[7] [8]
Almena was transferred to Al Qadsiah FC on 30 August 2024.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Can Vidalet | 2021–22 | Primera Catalana | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primera Catalana | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| Girona B | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||||
| Girona | 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | |||