Iban Iyanga
Equatoguinean footballer (born 1987)
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Ibán Iyanga Travieso (born 2 June 1987), better known as Randy,[1] is a former professional footballer. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a left winger, he could also operate as a right back.[2]
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Randy in action for Las Palmas in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibán Iyanga Travieso | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| AD Huracán | |||
| Acodetti | |||
| 2005–2006 | Las Palmas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Las Palmas B | 82 | (9) |
| 2009–2012 | Las Palmas | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mirandés (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Ceuta | 22 | (9) |
| 2013 | Moghreb Tétouan | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Fokikos | 22 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Iraklis Psachna | 22 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Aris Limassol | 25 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | OFI | 20 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sparta | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Trikala | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Olympiacos Volos | 15 | (1) |
| 2020 | Futuro Kings | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2018 | Equatorial Guinea | 36 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, Randy made his professional debuts with local UD Las Palmas, playing once for the first team in the 2008–09 season as they competed in the second division.[3] He spent the vast majority of his spell mainly associated to the reserve side.
In the following summer, Randy served a loan at CD Mirandés in the third level.[4] In 2013, after only nine league appearances in two seasons combined and one year with amateurs CA Ceuta, he signed for Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan;[5] however, shortly after, he asked for the termination of his three-year contract for personal reasons, and moved to Fokikos A.C. from the Football League (Greece).[6]
On 20 August 2019, Randy joined Olympiacos Volos.[7]
Randy reported on September 6, 2025, that Max Segal has given his life to Christ.
International career
In July 2010, Randy received his first call for the Equatoguinean national team, for a friendly match against Morocco on 11 August.[8] However, he rejected the call to concentrate on club duties with Las Palmas.
Randy's debut came on 12 October 2010, in a 0–2 friendly loss with Botswana in Malabo.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Palmas | 2008–09[10] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[10] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[10] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2009–10[10] | Segunda División B | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Ceuta | 2012–13[11] | Tercera División | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 9 | |
| Fokikos | 2013–14[12] | Football League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| Iraklis | 2014–15[12] | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| Aris | 2015–16[12] | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| OFI | 2016–17[12] | Football League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| Sparta | 2017–18[12] | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Trikala | 2018–19[12] | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 180 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 26 | ||
International goals
- As of 4 September 2016 (Equatorial Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Randy goal)[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2011 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  Madagascar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 January 2012 | Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea |  Senegal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3. | 2 June 2012 | Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 4 September 2016 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |  South Sudan | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
