Iker Losada

Iker Losada
Losada with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Iker Losada Aragunde
Date of birth (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Catoira, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Betis
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2019 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Celta B 102 (15)
2019–2023 Celta 2 (1)
2023–2024 Racing Ferrol 42 (9)
2024– Betis 7 (0)
International career
2019 Spain U18 6 (1)
2019 Spain U19 2 (0)
2024 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024

Iker Losada Aragunde (born 1 August 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Betis.

Club career

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Celta

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Losada was born in Catoira, Pontevedra, Galicia. A RC Celta de Vigo youth graduate, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 December 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Dani Vega in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against AD Unión Adarve.[1]

Losada spent the 2019 pre-season with the first team, scoring a goal in a friendly match against 1. FC Union Berlin and becoming the first player of the 21st century to do so for the club.[2] He made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 17 August; replacing fellow debutant Gabriel Fernández, he scored his team's only goal in a 1–3 home loss against Real Madrid.[3]

Losada subsequently played almost exclusively for the B's in the third division and also in Primera Federación, and renewed his contract until 2025 on 11 May 2022.[4] He left Celta after 11 years on 3 July 2023, after the club decided not to promote him to the main squad.[5]

Racing Ferrol

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Losada with Racing Ferrol in 2023

On 5 July 2023, Losada signed for Racing de Ferrol, newly-promoted to Segunda División.[6] An undisputed starter, he scored nine goals and provided seven assists during the season.[7]

Betis

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On 6 July 2024, Losada signed a five-year contract with Real Betis in the top tier.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2018–19 Segunda División B 4 0 4 0
2019–20 15 1 15 1
2020–21 24 2 24 2
2021–22 Primera Federación 26 3 26 3
2022–23 33 9 2[a] 0 35 9
Total 102 15 0 0 2 0 104 15
Celta 2019–20 La Liga 2 1 2 0 4 1
Racing Ferrol 2023–24 Segunda División 42 9 3 0 45 9
Real Betis 2024–25 La Liga 7 0 1 0 2[b] 0 10 0
Career total 153 24 6 0 2 0 2 0 163 24

References

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  1. ^ "Iker Losada debutó con el Celta B" [Iker Losada debuted with Celta B] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Iker Losada, primer goleador del Celta nacido en el siglo XXI" [Iker Losada, first goalscorer of Celta born in the 21st century] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Bale da brillo al viejo Madrid" [Bale lights up the same old Madrid] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Iker Losada renueva con el Celta hasta el 2025" [Iker Losada renews with Celta until 2025] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Iker Losada se despide del Celta: "Es un día muy duro"" [Iker Losada bids farewell from Celta: "It is a very difficult day"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Iker Losada ya es racinguista" [Iker Losada is already racinguista] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Iker Losada se acerca al Betis para reforzar el ataque" [Iker Losada gets closer to Betis to bolster the attack] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Iker Losada, new Real Betis player". Real Betis. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ Iker Losada at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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