| Iñaki Peña | |
| Full Name: | Ignacio Peña Sotorres |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Alicante, Spain |
| Height: | 1.84 m[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Barcelona |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alicante |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Villarreal |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Barcelona |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Barcelona |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Galatasaray (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Spain U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Spain U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Spain U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 November 2024 |
Ignacio "Iñaki" Peña Sotorres (born 2 March 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona.
Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Peña started his career at Alicante CF's youth setup in 2004, aged just five.[2] In 2012, at the age of 13, he joined FC Barcelona from Villarreal CF.[3] He was in the team that won the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, being a starter in the final against Chelsea.[4]
On 16 April 2018, Peña renewed his contract with Barça for three seasons, with an option for a further two.[5] He was later promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2018–19 season,[6] and made his senior debut on 6 October 2018 by starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Atlético Baleares.[7]
On 30 October 2018, Peña was called up to the main squad for the first leg of round of 32 tie with Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey as a backup to Jasper Cillessen,[8] being an unused substitute in the 1–0 away win.[9] He also appeared on the bench for some occasions during the season when Cillessen and starter Marc-André ter Stegen were out injured.[10] [11]
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.[12] On 6 October 2020, Barcelona exercised the option on Peña's contract to extend it for a further two years.[13]
On 31 January 2022, Peña joined Galatasaray on loan for the remainder of the season.[14] He made his professional debut in the Süper Lig on 6 February in a 1–1 draw at Alanyaspor under former Barcelona assistant Domènec Torrent,[15] He had a record of two draws and as many wins before club icon Fernando Muslera began his return from injury;[16] by the second half of March, after elimination from the UEFA Europa League by Barcelona, the Uruguayan won his place back.[17]
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 Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Champions League on 1 November 2022.[18]
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.[19]
On 9 May 2023, Peña signed a contract extension with Barcelona, keeping him at the club until 2026. The new contract included a buyout clause of 400 million euros.[20]
Near the end of the season, Peña played against Real Valladolid and Celta Vigo, where he played a total of approximately 72 minutes of match time, after coming on for Marc-André ter Stegen at Valladolid at half time, and coming on at Celta at 63 minutes. He conceded 2 goals in 2 appearances.
During a match against Villarreal on 22 September 2024, ter Stegen suffered a patellar tendon injury, which would force him to miss the rest of the season. Peña immediately replaced him in the 45 minutes of the first half, which ended in a 1–5 away victory.
On 26 October 2024, Peña held a clean sheet against Real Madrid in a 4–0 win, drawing praise for his performance in the match.[21]
Peña represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, earning a combined total of 30 caps. He was a runner-up in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, being a first-choice throughout the tournament. His sole under-21 appearance was on 12 November 2020 against the Faroe Islands in Marbella, coming on at half time for Álvaro Fernández in a 2–0 win in qualification for the following year's European Championship.[22]
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021. However, Peña did not play.[23]
| Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 86 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 0 | |||
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