Pedro Alcalá

Pedro Alcalá
Alcalá with Girona in 2016
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alcalá Guirado
Date of birth (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989
Place of birth Mazarrón, Spain
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Girona
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2006 Ranero
2006–2007 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Málaga B 2 (0)
2007–2010 Málaga 1 (0)
2007–2008 → Alcorcón (loan) 23 (0)
2008–2009 → Marbella (loan) 33 (2)
2009–2010 → Real Unión (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2011 Getafe B 29 (2)
2011–2013 Almería B 63 (3)
2013–2014 Murcia 9 (0)
2014–2015 Llagostera 33 (2)
2015– Girona 81 (6)
National team
2006 Spain U17 4 (0)
2009 Spain U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018

Pedro Alcalá Guirado (born 19 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Mazarrón, Region of Murcia, Alcalá was a product of Málaga CF's youth ranks. He appeared once for the first team in the 2006–07 season, with the Andalusians in the second division; subsequently, he spent two years on loan in the third level, with AD Alcorcón and UD Marbella.

In late August 2009, another season-long loan was arranged as Alcalá joined freshly promoted Real Unión.[1] After being relegated from division two and having appeared in less than half of the league's matches, his contract with Málaga expired and was not renewed, so the player was released; soon afterwards, he moved to Getafe CF's reserves in the third tier.

In late July 2011, again as a free agent, Alcalá signed with UD Almería's B-team.[2] The following week, he was called to the main squad for preseason.[3]

In July 2013, Alcalá moved to second division club Real Murcia.[4][5] Exactly one year later, after appearing sparingly during his first and only season, he joined UE Llagostera.[6]

On 30 August 2015, Alcalá moved to fellow league team Girona FC after agreeing to a four-year deal.[7] He was an undisputed starter during the following campaigns, achieving promotion to La Liga in 2017.

Alcalá made his debut in the top level on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition seven days later, netting the game's only in a home success over Málaga CF.[9]

Honours

Spain U20

References

  1. ↑ Alcalá jugará cedido en el Real Unión (Alcalá will be loaned to Real Unión); Málaga CF, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Pedro Alcalá ficha por el Almería B (Pedro Alcalá signs for Almería B); Murcia Todo Deporte, 22 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Alcalá e Iriarte, dos jugadores más del filial que se incorporan a la primera plantilla (Alcalá and Iriarte, two more "B"'s added to the first team); UD Almería, 31 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Murcia ficha a Pedro Alcalá (Murcia sign Pedro Alcalá); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ El club Grana invierte en Murcia y en altura (Crimson club bets on Murcia and height); Interdeportes, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Arriben Querol i Alcalá. Ratti i Nuha faran la pretemporada (Querol and Alcalá arrive. Ratti and Nuha will make the pre-season); UE Llagostera, 14 July 2014 (in Catalan)
  7. ↑ Alcalá, nuevo jugador del Girona (Alcalá, new player of Girona); Girona FC, 30 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ El ADN del Atlético no se ficha (Atlético's DNA does not work); Marca, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia (Alcalá breaks down door of Málaga and Girona make history); Diario AS, 26 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
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