Iker Bravo Solanilla (born 13 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Udinese.
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] On June 11, 2023, Bravo was instrumental in Castilla's remarkable 3-0 turnaround against Barcelona Atlètic, scoring one of the goals that propelled them into the promotion playoff final against Eldense, competing for a spot in the Segunda División.[10]
On 17 June 2024, Bravo's loan to Real Madrid was terminated with immediate effect, and he returned to Bayer Leverkusen.
On 31 July 2024, Bravo signed a four-year contract with Serie A club Udinese.[11][12] Later that year, on 30 October, he recorded his first goal and assist in a 3–2 defeat against Venezia.[13]
Bravo is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U15s and Spain U17s.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera División RFEF | 22 | 2 | – | – | 3[b] | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 52 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 6 | ||
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