Ignacio "Iñaki" Peña Sotorres (born 2 March 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Barcelona

Born in

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, Peña started his career at Alicante CF's youth setup in 2004, aged just five. In 2012, at the age of 13, he joined

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from

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. He was in the

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that won the

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, being a starter in the final against

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. On 16 April 2018, Peña renewed his contract with ''Barça'' for three seasons, with an option for a further two. He was later promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2018–19 season, and made his senior debut on 6 October 2018 by starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Atlético Baleares. On 30 October 2018, Peña was called up to the main squad for the first leg of round of 32 tie with

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in the

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as a backup to Jasper Cillessen, being an unused substitute in the 1–0 away win. He also appeared on the bench for some occasions during the season as Cillessen and starter

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were out injured. Peña once again featured on the bench for the main squad during the 2019–20 campaign, to cover for Neto's absence due to injury. On 6 October 2020, Barcelona exercised the option on Peña's contract to extend it for a further two years.

Loan to Galatasaray

On 31 January 2022, Peña joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his professional debut in the

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on 6 February in a 1–1 draw at

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under former Barcelona assistant

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, He had a record of two draws and as many wins before club icon Fernando Muslera began his return from injury; by the second half of March, after elimination from the

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by Barcelona, the Uruguayan won his place back.

Return to Barcelona

Peña returned to Barcelona as his loan deal expired, and made his official first team debut under manager Xavi in a 4–2 away win over

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in the

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on 1 November 2022. On 3 January 2023, Peña was registered as a first team player, and was handed the number 13 shirt left vacant by Neto, who had left for AFC Bournemouth.

International career

Peña represented

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at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, earning a combined total of 30

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. He was a runner-up in the

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, being a first-choice throughout the tournament. His sole under-21 appearance was on 12 November 2020 against the

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, coming on at half time for Álvaro Fernández in a 2–0 win in

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for the following year's European Championship. Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive

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test of

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, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021. However, Peña did not play.

Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona Youth

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: 2017–18 Barcelona *

: 2020–21 * Supercopa de España: 2022–23 Spain U17 *

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runner-up:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Inaki 1999 births Living people Footballers from Alicante (city) Spanish footballers Association football goalkeepers FC Barcelona Atlètic players Galatasaray S.K. footballers FC Barcelona players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Süper Lig players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey