Pedro Alcalá Guirado (born 19 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Club career Born in Mazarrón, Region of Murcia, Alcalá was a product of Málaga CF's youth academy. He appeared once for the first team in the 2006–07 season, with the Andalusians in the Segunda División. Subsequently, he spent two years on loan in the Segunda División B, with AD Alcorcón and UD Marbella.Alcalá siempre se levanta (Alcalá always gets up); Diario AS, 4 October 2022 (in Spanish)

In late August 2009, another season-long loan was arranged as Alcalá joined recently promoted club Real Unión.Alcalá jugará cedido en el Real Unión (Alcalá will play on loan to Real Unión); Málaga CF, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish) After being relegated from the second division and having played less than half of the league's matches, his contract with Málaga expired and was not renewed, so the player was released; soon afterwards, he joined Getafe CF's reserves in the third tier.

Alcalá signed with UD Almería's B team in the summer of 2011, again as a free agent.Pedro Alcalá ficha por el Almería B (Pedro Alcalá signs for Almería B) ; Murcia Todo Deporte, 22 July 2011 (in Spanish) The following week, he was called to the main squad for preseason.Alcalá e Iriarte, dos jugadores más del filial que se incorporan a la primera plantilla (Alcalá and Iriarte, two more "B"'s added to the first team) ; UD Almería, 31 July 2011 (in Spanish)

In July 2013, Alcalá moved to division two side Real Murcia CF.El Murcia ficha a Pedro Alcalá (Murcia sign Pedro Alcalá); Marca, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish); Interdeportes, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish) Exactly one year later, having featured sparingly in his only season, he joined UE Llagostera.Arriben Querol i Alcalá. Ratti i Nuha faran la pretemporada (Querol and Alcalá arrive. Ratti and Nuha will make the pre-season); UE Llagostera, 14 July 2014 (in Catalan)

On 30 August 2015, Alcalá signed for Girona FC in the same league after agreeing to a four-year deal.Alcalá, nuevo jugador del Girona (Alcalá, new player of Girona) ; Girona FC, 30 August 2015 (in Spanish) He was an undisputed starter the following campaigns, achieving promotion to La Liga in 2017.El Girona vuelve a marcar distancias en la lucha por el ascenso directo a Primera (Girona continue to widen the gap in fight for direct promotion to Primera); Última Hora, 9 April 2017 (in Spanish)Girona, las claves de un equipo único (Girona, the keys to a unique team); El Nacional, 6 June 2017 (in Spanish)Pedro Alcalá apunta ben amunt (Pedro Alcalá aims way high); L'Esportiu, 23 March 2019 (in Catalan)

Alcalá made his debut in the top flight on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.El ADN del Atlético no se ficha (You can't sign Atlético's DNA); Marca, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish) He scored his first goal in the competition seven days later, the game's only in a home victory over Málaga CF.Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia (Alcalá breaks down door of Málaga and Girona make history); Diario AS, 26 August 2017 (in Spanish)

On 5 October 2020, Alcalá signed a two-year deal with top-tier Cádiz CF after terminating his contract with Girona. The following 13 August, he moved to second division side FC Cartagena on a contract of the same duration.

Alcalá joined Primera Federación club Gimnàstic de Tarragona on 30 January 2026.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMálaga B2006–07Segunda División B20——20Málaga2006–07Segunda División1000—10Alcorcón (loan)2007–08Segunda División B23000—230Marbella (loan)2008–09Segunda División B3220010332Real Unión (loan)2009–10Segunda División15010—160Getafe B2010–11Segunda División B292——292Almería B2011–12Segunda División B292——2922012–13341——341Total6330000633Murcia2013–14Segunda División9010—100Llagostera2014–15Segunda División33200—3322015–160000—00Total3320000332Girona2015–16Segunda División32110203512016–1739410—4042017–18La Liga8100—812018–1925141—2922019–20Segunda División28020103102020–210000—00Total132781301438Cádiz2020–21La Liga13010—140Career total352161114036717

Honours Spain U20 Mediterranean Games: 2009ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) ; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009

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