| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leyre Monente Aicua | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Loyola[1] | ||
| – | Balsamaiso | ||
| – | Comillas[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | EdF Logroño | ||
| 2015–2021 | Athletic Club B | 62 | (30) |
| 2016–2023 | Athletic Club | 32 | (2) |
| 2023– | Alavés Gloriosas | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 10 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:05, 27 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 3 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Leyre Monente Aicua (born 15 February 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Alavés Gloriosas as a forward or attacking midfielder. She began her career with Athletic Club.
Having made her Primera División debut for Athletic aged 16 in 2016,[3] her early career was disrupted by serious injuries, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament plus other issues in 2017 which kept her out for more than a year,[4] and a shoulder problem which required surgery in late 2019[5] but then recurred in 2021,[6] just after she had re-established herself in the Athletic squad and been confirmed as having moved up from the B-team on a permanent basis.[4][7] She finally made a first appearance of the 2021–22 season as a substitute against Valencia on 2 April 2022.[8][9] She departed the club in May 2023[10] and signed for Alavés two months later.[11][12]
Monente was selected for the Spain age-group squads that won the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2015[2][1] and finished runners-up in 2016; she also claimed a bronze medal at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[13]
Her experiences with injuries and the enforced breaks from playing led her to pursue a course in physiotherapy as a possible future career.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Leyre Monente: "Mi mayor sueño como futbolista es poder levantar un título con el Athletic Club"" [Leyre Monente: "My biggest dream as a footballer is to be able to lift a title with Athletic Club"]. Grada3.com (in Spanish). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b "La chica de oro del fútbol riojano" [The golden girl of La Rioja football]. La Rioja (in Spanish). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Monente: Leyre Monente Aicua, BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2022
- ^ a b "Leyre Monente ya es del primer equipo femenino del Athletic" [Leyre Monente is now in the Athletic women's first team]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Iraia Iturregi pierde a Leyre Monente 4-5 meses" [Iraia Iturregi loses Leyre Monente for 4-5 months]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Parte médico de Leyre Monente" [Leyre Monente medical report] (in Spanish). Athletic Club. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Leyre Monente tendrá ficha del primer equipo" [Leyre Monente will have a place in the first team]. El Correo (in Spanish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ ""Tengo muchas ganas de empezar"" ["I really want to start"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club Women draw against Valencia CF". Athletic Club. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Leyre Monente no seguirá en el Athletic tras cuatro temporadas en Lezama" [Leyre Monente will not continue at Athletic after four seasons in Lezama]. EITB (in Spanish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Leyre Monente se une a las Gloriosas" [Leyre Monente joins the Gloriosas] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Un Alavés Gloriosas con mucho sabor riojano" [An Alavés Gloriosas with a lot of Rioja flavor] (in Spanish). El Correo. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Leyre Monente, Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2022
External links
- Leyre Monente at Athletic Club
- Leyre Monente at ESPN FC
- Leyre Monente at FBref.com
- Leyre Monente at Soccerway
This page was last edited on 27 October 2023, at 09:05