Isaac Becerra Alguacil (born 18 June 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

Cerdanyola del Vallès FC Cerdanyola del Vallès Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 2006, it plays in Tercera División – Group 5, holding home games at ''Estadi Munici ...

. He played 180 games in the

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, mostly for Girona but also for Valladolid and Gimnàstic.

Club career

Early years

Born in

Badalona Badalona (, , , ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality to the immediate north east of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By popu ...

, Barcelona, Catalonia, Becerra was on the books of both regional powerhouses FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol as a youth. He made his senior debut for the latter's reserves in the

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, playing the two final games of the 2006–07 season, both defeats. The following campaign, he appeared in 12 matches and was sent off once as the team suffered relegation. After a loan to

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'' ...

of the

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, he moved to another B team,

Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Primera Federación – Group 1 for the 2022–23 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a cap ...

in 2010. He was used rarely during his tenure, winning promotion to

as champions in his second year.

Girona

On 29 June 2012, Becerra returned to his native region, signing a two-year deal with second level club

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

. Despite only playing three times in the league season, he contested all four play-off games, assisting one of Javier Acuña's goals in a 3–1 home win against AD Alcorcón in the second leg of the semi-final. On 20 February 2014, with his deal due to expire in the summer, Becerra extended his stay at the Estadi Montilivi for another two years. In 2014–15, he was ever-present as the side came a best-ever third, and both he and teammate Álex Granell were named in the division's Team of the Year at the LFP Awards. In the first leg of the play-offs on 11 June, he kept a

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in a 3–0 away victory over Real Zaragoza, and manager Pablo Machín highlighted him for praise. Becerra was the

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for April 2016, after conceding one goal in five matches to put Girona one point off the play-offs – by that point, he was an undisputed starter and had kept 15 clean sheets. He was again named the division's Goalkeeper of the Year.

Valladolid

On 23 June 2016, Becerra joined Real Valladolid for three years. He conceded no goals on his debut on 21 August, as his team began the season with a 1–0 home defeat of

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

. Becerra was back-up to new signing Jordi Masip the following campaign, playing only cup games and the dying moments of the victorious play-off final against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

Gimnàstic

On 31 July 2018, Becerra signed a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona still in the second division. He appeared in roughly the same number of matches as

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during the season, as the team finished third from the bottom and were relegated; as a result, his contract was automatically terminated due to a clause.

Later career

Becerra joined

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

on 10 July 2019, on a two-year contract. He was sent off the following 16 February in a 2–1 home victory against Sevilla Atlético, for a foul on José Lara. After two third-tier campaigns for Córdoba, Becerra returned to his native region on 30 August 2021, signing with

in the new Segunda División RFEF.

International career

In March 2019, Becerra was chosen for the unofficial Catalonia national team for the first time. He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 win over Venezuela at his former club ground in Girona, coming on as a half-time substitute for Édgar Badía.

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla *

: 2011–12 Spain U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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Individual * Ricardo Zamora Trophy (

): 2015–16 *

Team of the Year: 2014–15 *

: April 2016

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becerra, Isaac 1988 births Living people People from Badalona Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players CF Damm players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Girona FC players Real Valladolid players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Córdoba CF players Cerdanyola del Vallès FC players Super League Greece players Panionios F.C. players Spain youth international footballers Catalonia international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece