Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Recio and the second or maternal family name is
Ortega.
Iker Recio Ortega (born 17 June 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Antequera CF. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a centre-back.
Club career
Born in Escalona, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Recio joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2011, aged ten.[1] On 14 July 2020, after finishing his formation, he joined Rayo Vallecano and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[2]
Recio made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, starting in a 3–2 home win against ED Moratalaz. He made his first team debut on 17 December, coming on as a late substitute for Martín Pascual in a 3–2 away win against CD Teruel, for the season's Copa del Rey;[3] three days later he scored his first senior goal, netting for the B's in a 1–3 home loss against CF Pozuelo de Alarcón.[4]
Recio's professional debut occurred on 16 January 2021, as he started in a 2–0 home win against Elche CF, also for the national cup.[5][6] On 28 June 2022, he left Rayo and signed for another reserve team, AD Alcorcón B in the Segunda Federación.[7]
On 21 August 2023, Recio was loaned to Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the 2023–24 season.[8] The following 20 July, he signed a permanent deal with Antequera CF also in division three.[9]
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