María Pilar León

Mapi León
Personal information
Full name María Pilar León Cebrián
Date of birth (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left fullback, centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Prainsa Zaragoza B
2011–2013 Prainsa Zaragoza
2013–2014 Espanyol
2014–2017 Atlético Madrid
2017– Barcelona
National team
2016– Spain 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

María Pilar León Cebrián (born 13 June 1995), commonly known as Mapi León, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national team.

Career

After playing a first year in the Spanish Primera División with Prainsa Zaragoza, Mapi joined RCD Espanyol[1] in 2013, where she remained until only one season, before signing to Atlético de Madrid.[2]

On 24 August 2017, León was transferred to Barcelona by €50,000, becoming the first paid transfer in the history of the Spanish women's football.[3]

International career

Her match debut happened on 15 September 2016, coming on as a substitute during Spain's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 13–0 win against Montenegro in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Honours

Personal life

León is openly lesbian.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mapi León and Cláudia Neto, news signings for the Espanyol
  2. ↑ "La zaragozana María León ficha por el Atlético de Madrid" [Zaragozan Mapi León signs for Atlético de Madrid] (in Spanish). Espíritu Deportivo. 7 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "La aragonesa Mapi León firma por el Barça" [Aragonese Mapi León signs for Barça] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mapi León: "Ya nos tocaba no estar a la sombra"" [Mapi León: "It was already our turn not to be in the shade"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018. I do not need to shout to everyone that I am a lesbian, but I do believe that society needed it
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