Iker Aldai

Iker Aldai
Personal information
Full name	Iker Aldai Igartua
Date of birth	24 June 2003
Place of birth	Getxo, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions	Centre-back; right-back;
Team information
Current team	Avilés Industrial
Youth career
	Romo
	Gatika
	Eibar
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2024	Vitoria
2023–2026	Eibar
2024–2025	Eibar B
2025–2026	→ Bilbao Athletic (loan)
2026–	Avilés Industrial
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026

Iker Aldai Igartua (born 24 June 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a right-back for Real Avilés Industrial CF.

Club career

Born in Getxo, Biscay, Basque Country,^[1] Aldai joined SD Eibar's youth setup from Gatika KT. He made his senior debut with the farm team on 5 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División RFEF away draw against Amurrio Club.^[2]

Aldai scored his first senior goals on 16 March 2022, netting a brace for Vitoria in a 3–0 home win over Beti Gazte KJKE. He was called up to the first team for the 2022 pre-season by manager Gaizka Garitano,^[1] and made his professional debut on 12 February 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Matheus Pereira in a 3–0 Segunda División home loss against FC Cartagena.^[3] In 2024, he was assigned to Eibar's B-team in Segunda Federación, after the partnership with Vitoria ended.

On 16 August 2025, Aldai was loaned to Primera Federación side Bilbao Athletic, for one year.^[4] The following 29 June, he agreed to a one-year deal with Real Avilés Industrial CF also in the third tier.^[5]

References

1 2 "Cubero, Ruiz Zeberio, Alday, Troncho, Yriarte y Martín harán la pretemporada con el primer equipo masculino" [Cubero, Ruiz Zeberio, Alday, Troncho, Yriarte and Martín will make the pre-season with the men's first team] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "El miedo a perder concluye con un empate" [The fear of losing end up with a draw] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "El Cartagena resucita en Ipurua... donde aún no había ganado nadie" [Cartagena is reborn at the Ipurua... where no one has won anything yet] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "Iker Aldai jugará cedido en el filial del Athletic Club con opción de compra" [Iker Aldai will play on loan in the reserve team of Athletic Club with a buyout clause] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
↑ "Íker Aldai, un lateral con técnica y polivalencia" [Íker Aldai, a full-back with technique and versatility] (in Spanish). Real Avilés Industrial CF. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

External links

Iker Aldai at BDFutbol
Iker Aldai at Soccerway

[SDE-1] 1 2 "Cubero, Ruiz Zeberio, Alday, Troncho, Yriarte y Martín harán la pretemporada con el primer equipo masculino" [Cubero, Ruiz Zeberio, Alday, Troncho, Yriarte and Martín will make the pre-season with the men's first team] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[2] "El miedo a perder concluye con un empate" [The fear of losing end up with a draw] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[3] "El Cartagena resucita en Ipurua... donde aún no había ganado nadie" [Cartagena is reborn at the Ipurua... where no one has won anything yet] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[4] "Iker Aldai jugará cedido en el filial del Athletic Club con opción de compra" [Iker Aldai will play on loan in the reserve team of Athletic Club with a buyout clause] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.

[5] "Íker Aldai, un lateral con técnica y polivalencia" [Íker Aldai, a full-back with technique and versatility] (in Spanish). Real Avilés Industrial CF. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

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