Iker Guarrotxena Vallejo (born 6 December 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Guarrotxena joined Athletic Bilbao's youth setup in 2002, aged nine. He made his senior debuts with the farm team in the 2011–12 season, in

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. In the 2012 summer, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 1 August 2014, Guarrotxena moved to Segunda División's

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in a

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-long loan deal. He played his first match as a professional on the 24th, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

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. Guarrotxena returned to the B-side for the 2015–16 season, with the club also in the second tier. On 7 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he was released by the Lions. On 12 July 2016, Guarrotxena signed a two-year deal with

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 ''Es ...

, also in the second tier. Roughly one year later, after suffering relegation, he moved to fellow league team

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. On 4 August 2018, Guarrotxena moved to

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in the Polish

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, signing a three-year deal with the club. On 2 January 2020, Greek Super League club

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officially announced the signing of Guarrotxena on a free transfer. On 14 January 2021, A-League club Western United official announced that Guarrotxena had signed on a one-year deal with the club. In June 2022, Guarrotxena moved to

, after signing with Peña who managed

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 win against

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Personal life

He is the nephew of retired footballer Endika, who also came through the ranks at Athletic Bilbao and won trophies with the club in the 1980s.

Career statistics

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guarrotxena, Iker 1992 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Bilbao Association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ekstraklasa players Super League Greece players CD Basconia footballers Bilbao Athletic footballers CD Tenerife players CD Mirandés footballers Cultural Leonesa footballers Pogoń Szczecin players Volos N.F.C. players Western United FC players UD Logroñés players Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate soccer players in Australia