Nekane Díez

Nekane Díez Tapia (born 13 August 1991) is a Spanish football striker who plays for Athletic Bilbao of Spain's Primera División.[1]

Nekan
Personal information
Full name Nekane Díez Tapia
Date of birth (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Marino
2007– Athletic Bilbao 303 (144)
National team
Spain U19
2008– Basque Country 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Díez made her debut for Athletic in a 4–0 win over ŽNK Krka in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup a few days before her 16th birthday – she found the net in the match, and remains the club's youngest player and goalscorer.[2] She was the third top scorer of the 2010–11 season with 24 goals.[3]

In December 2015 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for the Basque Country against Catalonia.[4]

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao
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References

  1. Profile in Athletic Bilbao's web
  2. Celebrating Ainhoa’s and Nekane’s debut anniversary, Athletic Bilbao, 9 August 2020
  3. Boquete, the queen of goal La Voz de Galicia
  4. "Se confirma la rotura del cruzado de Nekane Díez" (in Spanish). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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