Pedro Alcalá Guirado (born 19 March 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for FC Cartagena as a central defender.

Club career

Born in

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, Region of Murcia, Alcalá was a product of

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

's youth academy. He appeared once for the first team in the 2006–07 season, with the Andalusians in the

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. Subsequently, he spent two years on loan in

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, with AD Alcorcón and

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. In late August 2009, another season-long loan was arranged as Alcalá joined recently promoted club

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. After being relegated from the second division and having played less than half of the league's matches, his contract with Málaga expired and was not renewed, so the player was released; soon afterwards, he joined

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

's reserves in the third tier. Alcalá signed with UD Almería's

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in the summer of 2011, again as a free agent. The following week, he was called to the main squad for preseason. In July 2013, Alcalá moved to division two side Real Murcia. Exactly one year later, having featured sparingly in his only season, he joined

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. On 30 August 2015, Alcalá signed for fellow league team

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 ...

after agreeing to a four-year deal. He was an undisputed starter the following campaigns, achieving promotion to La Liga in

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. Alcalá made his debut in the top flight on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the competition seven days later, the game's only in a home victory over

. On 5 October 2020, Alcalá signed a two-year deal with top-tier

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

after terminating his contract with Girona. The following 13 August, he moved to second division side FC Cartagena on a contract of the same duration.

Career statistics

Honours

Spain U20 *

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ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0)
; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcala, Pedro 1989 births Living people People from Mazarrón Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Region of Murcia Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Atlético Malagueño players Málaga CF players AD Alcorcón footballers Marbella FC players Real Unión footballers Getafe CF B players UD Almería B players Real Murcia CF players CF Badalona Futur players Girona FC players Cádiz CF players FC Cartagena footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Mediterranean Games medalists in football Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games