Iker Álvarez de Eulate Molné (born 25 July 2001) is an Andorran professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

and the Andorra national team.

Club career

Álvarez represented

Inter Club d'Escaldes Inter Club d'Escaldes is an Andorra, Andorran professional association football, football club based in Escaldes-Engordany. The club currently plays in Primera Divisió, where it is a three-time champion. History Inter Club d'Escaldes was foun ...

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...

and

Club Gimnàstic de Manresa Club Gimnàstic de Manresa is a Spanish football team based in Manresa, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, the club competes in the , holding home games at ''Gimnàstic Parc'', with a capacity of 1,500 spectators. A curre ...

before joining

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

's youth categories in 2017; he was initially assigned to affiliate club

CD Roda Club Deportivo Roda is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded in 1974, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Ciutat Esportiva Pamesa Ceràmica''. Initially dedicated exclusive ...

. He returned to the structure of the ''Yellow Submarine'' in 2019, being assigned to the C-team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Álvarez had his first call up for Villarreal's first team ahead of their

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last 16 second leg at home to

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on 18 March 2021. He remained on the bench as second-choice Sergio Asenjo played in the 2–0 (4–0 aggregate) victory. Álvarez first appeared with the reserves on 9 May 2021, starting in a 4–3

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

home loss against

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. He was definitely promoted to the B's for the 2021–22 season, sharing the starting spot with Filip Jörgensen as the side achieved promotion to

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. Álvarez made his professional debut on 29 August 2022, starting in a 3–0 away loss against

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. On 21 June 2023, after establishing himself as a starter for the B-team after Jörgensen was constantly involved in first team duties, he renewed his contract until 2026. On 18 June 2025, after failing to make a breakthrough in the first team, Álvarez moved to second division side

on a two-year deal.

International career

Álvarez made his international debut for

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

on 28 March 2021 in a

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match against

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, losing 3–0 in

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Personal life

Iker is the son of former footballer Koldo Álvarez, who was capped for the Andorra national team and later appointed as the team's

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Villarreal *

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* * * * * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Andorra la Vella Andorran people of Spanish descent People of Basque descent Andorran men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players Córdoba CF players Andorra men's youth international footballers Andorra men's under-21 international footballers Andorra men's international footballers Andorran expatriate men's footballers Andorran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Andorra-footy-bio-stub