Ibán Iyanga Travieso (born 2 June 1987), better known as Randy, is a Spanish-born Equatorial Guinean

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. He has been a member of the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a left winger, he can also operate as a

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Club career

Born in Las Palmas,

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to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, Randy made his professional debuts with local

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

, playing once for the first team in the 2008–09 season as they competed in the

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. 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 Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

in the third level. 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; however, shortly after, he asked for the termination of his three-year contract due to personal reasons, and moved to

Fokikos A.C. A.C. (Athletic Club) Fokikos ( el, Α.Σ. Φωκικός) is a Greece, Greek professional Association football, football club of Phocis, Greece, established in Amfissa. The club was first founded in 1932 (unofficially existed from 1928) under the ...

from the Football League (Greece). On 20 August 2019, Randy joined Olympiacos Volou 1937 FC.

International career

In July 2010, Randy received his first call for the Equatoguinean national team, for a

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against

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on 11 August. 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

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Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a p ...

Career statistics

Club

International goals

(Equatorial Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Randy goal)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iyanga, Iban 1987 births Living people Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent Equatoguinean footballers Association football fullbacks Association football wingers Association football utility players Moghreb Tétouan players Football League (Greece) players Fokikos A.C. players Iraklis Psachna F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players A.E. Sparta P.A.E. players Trikala F.C. players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Aris Limassol FC players Futuro Kings FC players Equatorial Guinea international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent Equatoguinean expatriate footballers Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Footballers from Las Palmas Spanish footballers Segunda División players UD Las Palmas players Segunda División B players UD Las Palmas Atlético players CD Mirandés footballers Tercera División players Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus AD Ceuta FC players