Leire Landa

Leire Landa Iroz (born 19 December 1986) is a former Spanish footballer who most recently played as a defender for Primera División club FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national football team. She previously played for Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, and Athletic Bilbao.[3]

Leire Landa
Personal information
Full name Leire Landa Iroz[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986[1]
Place of birth Irún, Basque Country, Spain[2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Oiartzun KE
2004–2009 Real Sociedad
2009–2012 Atlético Madrid
2012–2014 Athletic Club 62 (0)
2014–2017 FC Barcelona 31 (0)
National team
2011–2015 Spain 26 (0)
2008–2017 Basque Country 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Landa and the second or maternal family name is Iroz.

International career

In June 2013 national team coach Ignacio Quereda selected Landa in the Spain squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[4] She was also part of Spain's team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Personal

She wore the 23 shirt in Atlético in homage to former footballer Iván de la Peña, well known for his shaved head, who was an inspirational model when she suffered from Burkitt's lymphoma as a child.[5]

Honours

Club
FC Barcelona
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References
  1. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Leire profile". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. Leire Landa: "Real Sociedad marked me as a player and as a person". Atlético's website
  4. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. Leire Landa in Cuatro. Cuatro


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