Pedro Alcalá

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 Centre-back
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)
2020–2021 Cádiz 13 (0)
2021–2025 Cartagena 126 (2)
2026 Gimnàstic 8 (0)
International career
2006 Spain U17 4 (0)
2009 Spain U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026

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

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 Segunda División. Subsequently, he spent two years on loan in the Segunda División B, with AD Alcorcón and UD Marbella.[1]

In late August 2009, another season-long loan was arranged as Alcalá joined recently promoted club Real Unión.[2] After being relegated from the second division and having played 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 joined Getafe CF's reserves in the third tier.[1]

Alcalá signed with UD Almería's B team in the summer of 2011, again as a free agent.[3] The following week, he was called to the main squad for preseason.[4]

In July 2013, Alcalá moved to division two side Real Murcia CF.[5][6] Exactly one year later, having featured sparingly in his only season, he joined UE Llagostera.[7]

On 30 August 2015, Alcalá signed for Girona FC in the same league after agreeing to a four-year deal.[8] He was an undisputed starter the following campaigns, achieving promotion to La Liga in 2017.[9][10][11]

Alcalá made his debut in the top flight on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[12] He scored his first goal in the competition seven days later, the game's only in a home victory over Málaga CF.[13]

On 5 October 2020, Alcalá signed a two-year deal with top-tier Cádiz CF after terminating his contract with Girona.[14] The following 13 August, he moved to second division side FC Cartagena on a contract of the same duration.[15]

Alcalá joined Primera Federación club Gimnàstic de Tarragona on 30 January 2026.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2021[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Málaga B 2006–07 Segunda División B 20——20
Málaga 2006–07 Segunda División 1000—10
Alcorcón (loan) 2007–08 Segunda División B 23000—230
Marbella (loan) 2008–09 Segunda División B 322001[a]0332
Real Unión (loan) 2009–10 Segunda División 15010—160
Getafe B 2010–11 Segunda División B 292——292
Almería B 2011–12 Segunda División B 292——292
2012–13 341——341
Total 6330000633
Murcia 2013–14 Segunda División 9010—100
Llagostera 2014–15 Segunda División 33200—332
2015–16 0000—00
Total 3320000332
Girona 2015–16 Segunda División 321102[b]0351
2016–17 39410—404
2017–18 La Liga 8100—81
2018–19 25141—292
2019–20 Segunda División 280201[b]0310
2020–21 0000—00
Total 132781301438
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 13010—140
Career total 352161114036717
  1. ↑ Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Spain U20

References

  1. 1 2 Alcalá siempre se levanta (Alcalá always gets up); Diario AS, 4 October 2022 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Alcalá jugará cedido en el Real Unión (Alcalá will play on loan to Real Unión); Málaga CF, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ El Murcia ficha a Pedro Alcalá (Murcia sign Pedro Alcalá); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El club Grana invierte en Murcia y en altura (Crimson club bets on Murcia and height); Interdeportes, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ 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)
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. ↑ El Girona vuelve a marcar distancias en la lucha por el ascenso directo a Primera (Girona continue to widen the gap in fight for direct promotion to Primera); Última Hora, 9 April 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Girona, las claves de un equipo único (Girona, the keys to a unique team); El Nacional, 6 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Pedro Alcalá apunta ben amunt (Pedro Alcalá aims way high); L'Esportiu, 23 March 2019 (in Catalan)
  12. ↑ El ADN del Atlético no se ficha (You can't sign Atlético's DNA); Marca, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ 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)
  14. ↑ "Pedro Alcalá apuntala la zaga" [Pedro Alcalá bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Pedro Alcalá, contundencia y liderazgo para la zaga albinegra" [Pedro Alcalá, strength and leadership to the white-and-black defence] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Pedro Alcalá, nou reforç del Gimnàstic de Tarragona" [Pedro Alcalá, new signing of Gimnàstic de Tarragona] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Pedro Alcalá at BDFutbol
  18. ↑ Pedro Alcalá at Soccerway
  19. ↑ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
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