Iraia Iturregi

Iraia
Personal information
Full name Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa
Date of birth (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985
Place of birth Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 10
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Florida State Seminoles 23 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 CD Sondika 18 (2)
2000–2002 SD Leioa 54 (40)
2002–2017 Athletic Bilbao 357 (64)
National team
Spain U19
2004–2007 Spain 14 (0)
2006–2016 Basque Country 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2017

Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa (born 24 April 1985) is a Spanish football midfielder who played for Athletic Bilbao of Spain's Primera División for most of her career.[1]

Career

Despite playing all her entire career at Basque teams, Iturregi has also played in United States's NCAA for Florida State Seminoles.[2]

In May 2017, she announced her retirement from professional football.[3]

International career

Iturregi has been a member of the Spanish national team.[4] Previously she scored the winner in the final of the 2004 Under-19 European Championship, Spain's first triumph in women's football.[5] Iturregi was the team's captain and top scorer joint with Jade Boho. Two months later she played her first match with the senior national team, against Norway in the 2005 European Championship qualifying.

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao

International

Spain

References

  1. ↑ Athletic Bilbao
  2. ↑ Florida State Seminoles
  3. ↑ "Tres leyendas del Athletic cuelgan las botas: Iraia Iturregi, Eli Ibarra e Irune Murua" (in Spanish). Marca. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ↑ RFEF
  5. ↑ UEFA
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