Isaac Becerra Alguacil (born 18 June 1988) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He played 180 games in the

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, mostly for

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but also for

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and Gimnàstic.

Club career

Early years

Born in

Badalona Badalona (, , , ) is a municipality in Barcelonès county, in Catalonia (Spain). It is located to the north east of Barcelona, on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By population, ...

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, Becerra was on the books of both regional powerhouses

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

and

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

as a youth. He made his senior debut for the latter's reserves in the

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, playing the two final games of the 2006–07 season, both defeats. The following campaign, he appeared in 12 matches and was

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once as the team suffered relegation. After a loan to

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

of the

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, he moved to another B team,

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in 2010. He was used rarely during his tenure, winning promotion to

as champions in his

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Girona

On 29 June 2012, Becerra returned to his native region, signing a two-year deal with second level club

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. Despite only playing three times in the league season, he contested all four play-off games, assisting one of Javier Acuña's goals in a 3–1 home win against

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, ...

in the second leg of the semi-final. On 20 February 2014, with his deal due to expire in the summer, Becerra extended his stay at the

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for another two years. In 2014–15, he was ever-present as the side came a best-ever third, and both he and teammate Álex Granell were named in the division's Team of the Year at the

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. In the first leg of the play-offs on 11 June, he kept a

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in a 3–0 away victory over

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, and manager

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highlighted him for praise. Becerra was the

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for April 2016, after conceding one goal in five matches to put Girona one point off the play-offs – by that point, he was an undisputed starter and had kept 15 clean sheets. He was again named the division's Goalkeeper of the Year.

Valladolid

On 23 June 2016, Becerra joined

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for three years. He conceded no goals on his debut on 21 August, as his team began the season with a 1–0 home defeat of

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

. Becerra was back-up to new signing

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the following campaign, playing only cup games and the dying moments of the victorious

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final against

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Gimnàstic

On 31 July 2018, Becerra signed a three-year deal with

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

still in the second division. He appeared in roughly the same number of matches as

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during the season, as the team finished third from the bottom and were relegated; as a result, his contract was automatically terminated due to a clause.

Later career

Becerra joined

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

on 10 July 2019, on a two-year contract. He was sent off the following 16 February in a 2–1 home victory against

Sevilla Atlético Sevilla Atlético is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1950, it is the reserve team of Sevilla FC, Sevilla. It plays in and holds home games at the Ciu ...

, for a foul on José Lara. After two third-tier campaigns for Córdoba, Becerra returned to his native region on 30 August 2021, signing with

Cerdanyola del Vallès FC Cerdanyola del Vallès Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 2006, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal La Bòbila-Pinetons''. H ...

in the new Segunda División RFEF. In summer 2022, he moved to

CF Badalona Futur C.F. Badalona Futur Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, it currently plays ...

in the same league.

International career

In March 2019, Becerra was chosen for the unofficial Catalonia national team for the first time. He made his debut on 25 March in a 2–1 win over

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at his former club ground in

, coming on as a half-time substitute for Edgar Badia.

Career statistics

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla *

: 2011–12 Spain U19 *

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Individual *

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(

): 2015–16 *

Team of the Year: 2014–15 *

: April 2016

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becerra, Isaac 1988 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Badalona Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players CF Damm players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Girona FC players Real Valladolid players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Córdoba CF players Cerdanyola del Vallès FC players Som Maresme FC players Super League Greece players Panionios F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Catalonia men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece