Iker Bravo Solanilla (born 15 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid Castilla, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iker Bravo Solanilla | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Real Madrid B (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Espluguenc | ||
| 2010–2021 | Barcelona | ||
| 2021–2022 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2019–2020 | Spain U15 | 6 | (1) |
| 2021– | Spain U17 | 14 | (11) |
| 2021– | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:27, 23 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Scouted by Barcelona at the age of 5 while playing for CFA Espluguenc,[1] Bravo joined La Masia and was part of their youth academy until signing with the German club Bayer Leverkusen on 28 July 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Leverkusen as a late substitute in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal loss to Karlsruher SC on 27 October 2021.[3] At 16 years, 9 months and 15 days, Bravo was the youngest ever debutant for Leverkusen, taking the record from Florian Wirtz.[4] On 7 November 2021, Bravo debuted for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga in a 1–1 tie with Hertha; at 16 years and 298 days he was briefly the second youngest ever Bundesliga debutant and youngest ever for Bayer Leverkusen, before being passed by his teammate Zidan Sertdemir in the same game.[5]
On 29 August 2022, Bravo was registered with Primera Federación's Real Madrid Castilla, on a 1-year loan from Leverkusen.[6][7] On 4 September, Bravo was called up for Real Madrid's squad for the UEFA Champions League match against Celtic.[8] On 17 September, Bravo scored his first goal for Real Madrid Castilla, winning the match against San Sebastián de los Reyes by 5-1.[9]
Bravo is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U15s and Spain U17s.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera División RFEF | 7 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
Real Madrid Castilla – current squad | |
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