Iker Gil

Iker Gil
Personal information
Full name Iker Gil López
Date of birth (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tarazona
(on loan from Real Madrid C)
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2012 La Muela
2012–2013 Óliver
2013–2015 Amistad
2015–2017 Zaragoza
2017–2024 Real Madrid
2023–2024Huesca (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Real Madrid C 0 (0)
2024Huesca B (loan) 4 (3)
2024Huesca (loan) 1 (0)
2024–Tarazona (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Spain U15 6 (4)
2022 Spain U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024

Iker Gil López (born 15 March 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Tarazona on loan from Real Madrid C.

Club career

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Gil was born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Gil joined Real Zaragoza's youth sides in 2015, after representing UD Amistad, CD Óliver and EF La Muela. In 2017, he moved to Real Madrid's La Fábrica,[1][2] scoring in a prolific rate before suffering a serious knee injury in 2020 which sidelined him for nearly a year.[3]

On 1 September 2023, Gil was loaned to SD Huesca and was initially assigned to the Juvenil squad.[4] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 7 January 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 Tercera Federación home win over UD Fraga.

Gil scored his first senior goal on 28 April 2024, netting the B's fourth in a 3–3 home draw against CD Cariñena.[5] He made his first team debut with the Oscenses on 2 June, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División home draw against Levante UD.[6][7]

On 22 August 2024, Gil joined Primera Federación – Group 1 club Tarazona on a season-long loan deal.[8]

International career

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Gil represented Spain at under-15 and under-17 levels.

References

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  1. ^ "El delantero que despunta en las categorías inferiores del Real Madrid" [The forward who comes through in the youth setup of Real Madrid] (in Spanish). El Español. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Stars of the future: Real Madrid goal machine Iker Gil". Diario AS. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Iker Gil anuncia su regreso 336 días después" [Iker Gil announces his return 336 days later] (in Spanish). ADN Blanco. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "El Huesca pesca en la cantera madridista para su División de Honor Juvenil" [Huesca fish in the madridista youth setup for their División de Honor Juvenil] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "La SD Huesca B no levanta cabeza en la Base Aragonesa" [SD Huesca B remain sunken at the Base Aragonesa] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Iker Gil, el debut de un juvenil ilusionante" [Iker Gil, the debut of a promising juvenil] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Huesca y Levante cierran el curso con un soso empate" [Huesca and Levante end the campaign with a bore draw] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ @SDTarazona (22 August 2024). "📝 Oficial Iker Gil | Nuevo jugador de la SDT ▪️Llega cedido por el Real Madrid por una temporada. 🇪🇸 Internacional Sub 15 y Sub 17. ▫️Delantero centro cedido la pasada temporada en la SD Huesca, debutando en Liga Hypermotion. ▫️Nacido en Zaragoza (15/3/2005)" [📝Oficial Iker Gil | New SDT player ▪️Arrives on loan from Real Madrid for one season. 🇪🇸Under-15 and Under-17 international. ▫️Center forward loaned last season to SD Huesca, making his debut in the Hypermotion League. ▫️Born in Zaragoza (15/3/2005).] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via Twitter.
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