Pedro Alcalá

Pedro Alcalá Guirado (born 19 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcalá and the second or maternal family name is Guirado.
Pedro Alcalá
Alcalá with Girona in 2016
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alcalá Guirado
Date of birth (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989
Place of birth Mazarrón, Spain
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2006 Ranero
2006–2007 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Málaga B 2 (0)
2007–2010 Málaga 1 (0)
2007–2008 → Alcorcón (loan) 23 (0)
2008–2009 → Marbella (loan) 33 (2)
2009–2010 → Real Unión (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2011 Getafe B 29 (2)
2011–2013 Almería B 63 (3)
2013–2014 Murcia 9 (0)
2014–2015 Llagostera 33 (2)
2015–2020 Girona 132 (7)
2020– Cádiz 8 (0)
National team
2006 Spain U17 4 (0)
2009 Spain U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021

Club career

Born in Mazarrón, Region of Murcia, Alcalá was a product of Málaga CF's youth academy. He appeared once for the first team in the 2006–07 season, with the Andalusians in the second division. Subsequently, he spent two years on loan in the third level, with AD Alcorcón and UD Marbella.

In late August 2009, another season-long loan was arranged as Alcalá joined recently promoted club Real Unión.[1] After being relegated from division two and having appeared in 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 moved to Getafe CF's reserves in the third tier.

Alcalá signed with UD Almería's B team in the summer of 2011, again as a free agent.[2] The following week, he was called to the main squad for preseason.[3]

In July 2013, Alcalá moved to second division side Real Murcia.[4][5] Exactly one year later, after appearing sparingly during his first and only season, he joined UE Llagostera.[6]

On 30 August 2015, Alcalá moved to fellow league team Girona FC after agreeing to a four-year deal.[7] He was an undisputed starter the following campaigns, achieving promotion to La Liga in 2017.

Alcalá made his debut in the top flight on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition seven days later, the game's only in a home victory over Málaga CF.[9]

On 5 October 2020, Alcalá signed a two-year deal with top-tier Cádiz CF after terminating his contract with Girona.[10]

Honours

Spain U20

References
  1. Alcalá jugará cedido en el Real Unión (Alcalá will be loaned to Real Unión) Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Málaga CF, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Pedro Alcalá ficha por el Almería B (Pedro Alcalá signs for Almería B) Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Murcia Todo Deporte, 22 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. Alcalá e Iriarte, dos jugadores más del filial que se incorporan a la primera plantilla (Alcalá and Iriarte, two more "B"'s added to the first team) ; UD Almería, 31 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El Murcia ficha a Pedro Alcalá (Murcia sign Pedro Alcalá); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. El club Grana invierte en Murcia y en altura (Crimson club bets on Murcia and height); Interdeportes, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. Arriben Querol i Alcalá. Ratti i Nuha faran la pretemporada (Querol and Alcalá arrive. Ratti and Nuha will make the pre-season); UE Llagostera, 14 July 2014 (in Catalan)
  7. Alcalá, nuevo jugador del Girona (Alcalá, new player of Girona) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Girona FC, 30 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. El ADN del Atlético no se ficha (You can't sign Atlético's DNA); Marca, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia (Alcalá breaks down door of Málaga and Girona make history); Diario AS, 26 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. "Pedro Alcalá apuntala la zaga" [Pedro Alcalá bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
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