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| Full name | Sara Ortega Ruiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Comillas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Athletic Club C | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Athletic Club B | 40 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Athletic Club | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U17 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Spain U19 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Ortega Ruiz (born 20 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Club.
Club career
Ortega started her career at Comillas' academy.[4] Ortega made her senior debut in the Copa de la Reina against Racing in January 2022 at only 16 years old, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute. She became the first woman to debut for Athletic Club at 16 years of age since Leyre Monente in 2016.[5] In February, she then debuted in the Primera División against Eibar.[6]
International career
In January 2020, Ortega received a call up to join the Spain under-16 team for training.[7] Ortega made her debut for the Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Iceland.[8] She was a member of the squads which finished runners-up at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, then won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
She subsequently moved up to the under 19s, and won the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[9][10] Her progression at club and international levels closely mirrored her teammate and friend Jone Amezaga.[11]
Honours
Spain U17
Spain U19
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[15]
References
- ^ Sara Ortega at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Ortega". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Profile of Sara Ortega". laliga.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Ortega". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Grande, Juan Carlos (28 January 2022). "Sara Ortega debuta en el Athletic femenino con 16 años". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Nieto García, Carlos (2 February 2022). "El Athletic se gusta en el derbi". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Marín A., Diego (13 October 2021). "Logroño, el Athletic y La Roja". La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega Ruiz, debuta con la sub'17" (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Daniel García Arnáiz (30 July 2023). "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega se proclama campeona de Europa sub-19" [The Riojan footballer Sara Ortega is proclaimed under-19 champion of Europe]. NueveCuatroUno (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 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 4 September 2023.
- ^ Ortega & Amezaga, two friends achieving their dreams together, Athletic Club website, 1 December 2022
- ^ "U-17 queens Spain make it two in a row". FIFA.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Germany win Women's 17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
- Sara Ortega at Athletic Club
- Sara Ortega at ESPN FC
- Sara Ortega at FBref.com
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