Iker Recio
Spanish footballer
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Iker Recio Ortega (born 17 June 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cádiz CF. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Recio Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Escalona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Vallecano B | 56 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Alcorcón B | 28 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Alcorcón | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Antequera | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Cádiz | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Escalona, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Recio joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2011, aged ten.[1] On 14 July 2020, after finishing his formation, he joined Rayo Vallecano and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[2]
Recio made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 3–2 home win against ED Moratalaz. He made his first team debut on 17 December, coming on as a late substitute for Martín Pascual in a 3–2 away win against CD Teruel, for the season's Copa del Rey;[3] three days later he scored his first senior goal, netting for the B's in a 1–3 home loss against CF Pozuelo de Alarcón.[4]
Recio's professional debut occurred on 16 January 2021, as he started in a 2–0 home win against Elche CF, also for the national cup.[5][6] On 28 June 2022, he left Rayo and signed for another reserve team, AD Alcorcón B in the Segunda Federación.[7]
On 21 August 2023, Recio was loaned to Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the 2023–24 season.[8] The following 20 July, he signed a permanent deal with Antequera CF also in division three.[9]
On 30 December 2024, Recio signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Cádiz CF in Segunda División.[10]