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| Full name | Maite Zubieta Aranbarri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 May 2004[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Busturia, Spain[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Athletic Club C | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Athletic Club B | 59 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Athletic Club | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Spain U19 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Basque Country | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maite Zubieta Aranbarri[a] (born 28 May 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder or central defender for Athletic Club.
Club career
Zubieta joined Athletic Club's academy aged 14. After progressing through the ranks (one season in the 'cadet' youth team, half a season with the newly-formed C-team before being assigned to the B-team, two further seasons there), she made her professional debut as a late substitute in a Liga F fixture against Madrid CFF in December 2022, aged 18,[3] and her first start six weeks later in a defeat away to Alhama CF. On the back of her performances she was officially promoted from the reserves to the senior squad in May 2023, and signed a contract extension running to 2025.[4][5] During her debut campaign she was mostly used in her preferred role of central midfield, but at the beginning of the 2023–24 Liga F season she became a regular starter as a central defender, with Athletic enduring an ongoing injury crisis in that position.[6][7]
International career
Having had minimal opportunities to play for younger age groups due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zubieta made her debut for Spain at under-19 level in October 2021 against Portugal. She became a regular in the team and was a member of the squads which won the 2022 Euros in the Czech Republic followed by the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica[4] (alongside clubmates Ane Elexpuru and Clara Pinedo).[8][9] She was still young enough to take part in the 2023 U-19 Euros in Belgium and again returned home with a gold medal,[10] this time accompanied by fellow Athletic players Jone Amezaga and Sara Ortega.[11]
She has also been selected for the unofficial Basque Country women's national football team which plays only occasionally, making her first appearance in December 2022 against Chile.[12]
Honours
Spain U19
Spain U20
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zubieta and the second or maternal family name is Aranbarri.
- ^ Maite Zubieta at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Zubieta". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Maite Zubieta, la mejor deportista 2022" [Maite Zubieta, the best athlete 2022]. Deia (in Spanish). 8 January 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b "El Athletic renueva el contrato de Maite Zubieta por dos temporadas" [Athletic renews the contract of Maite Zubieta for two seasons]. EITB (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Maite Zubieta extends contract until 2025, Athletic Club, 29 May 2023
- ^ Carlos Zaballa (7 September 2023). "Ane Elexpuru y Maite Zubieta dan el salto definitivo en el Athletic" [Ane Elexpuru and Maite Zubieta make the decisive jump to Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Carlos Zaballa (18 September 2023). "El nuevo Athletic de David Aznar" [David Aznar's new Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Carlos Zaballa (29 August 2022). "Elexpuru, Zubieta y Pinedo se proclaman campeonas del mundo Sub-20" [Elexpuru, Zubieta and Pinedo are proclaimed Under-20 world champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ San Mamés tribute for our World U-20 and European U-19 champions, Athletic Bilbao, 3 September 2022
- ^ Spain retain trophy for fifth Under-19 EURO title, UEFA, 30 July 2023
- ^ Endika Río (30 July 2023). "Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga volverán a Bilbao como campeonas" [Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga return to Bilbao as champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "La Euskal Selekzioa logra una contundente victoria ante Chile (3-0)" [The Basque Selection achieves a resounding victory against Chile (3-0)]. EITB (in Spanish). 21 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title". UEFA.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory". FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
- Maite Zubieta at Athletic Club
- Maite Zubieta at ESPN FC
- Maite Zubieta at FBref.com
This page was last edited on 18 May 2024, at 21:59