Teresa Abelleira

Teresa Abelleira Dueñas (born 9 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club Real Madrid CF.[1]

Teresa Abelleira
Abelleira playing for Deportivo La Coruña in March 2020
Personal information
Full name Teresa Abelleira Dueñas
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000
Place of birth Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number TBA
Youth career
CD Lérez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 27 (10)
2020– Real Madrid 0 (0)
National team
2016–2018 Spain U17 7 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U19 17 (3)
2019– Spain U20 0 (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 Abelleira and the second or maternal family name is Dueñas.

Club career

Early career

Abelleira began playing football as a child with her father and her brother.[2] Besides playing football, Abelleira also played futsal while growing up. She became Spanish champion at the age of 16 with the club Poio Pescamar.[3] Before joining Deportivo Abanca, she played for CD Lérez.

Deportivo (2016–2020)

In 2016, after the recovery of the women's club section, Abelleira joined Deportivo Abanca of the Segunda División. On 4 September 2016, she made her debut in a draw against Oviedo Moderno.

On 6 August 2016, alongside her teammate Raquel Béjar, she became the first professional women footballer in Galicia.[4]

After winning the title of Segunda División, Deportivo Abanca were promoted to Primera División. Abelleira made her Liga Iberdrola debut on 8 September 2019 in a 3–1 win against RCD Español. She was named MVP of the Match Week 7.[5]

International career

Abelleira was called into the Spain U17 squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship played in Belarus. Spain became runner-up in the competition.

She also played at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she became a European champion.[6]

Honours

Futsal
  • Spanish Futsal Championship U16: 2016
  • Galician Futsal Championship U16: 2016

Football

Club

International

Individual
  • La Liga Week 7 MVP: 2019–20[5]

Personal life

Abelleira is the daughter of football coach Milo Abelleira and her niece's godmather.[8]

Abelleira, who is currently in a relationship with her former teammate Patricia Curbelo, received homophobic abuse when she came out. "I would kick them out, poor teammates. It's disgusting" was one of the comments she received. The couple say that they will continue to fight against homophobia.[9][10]

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References
  1. "Teresa Abelleira Dueñas" (in Spanish). RC Deportivo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "Abelleira: "Es un halago que me comparen con Vero Boquete"" (in Spanish). as. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. "Teresa Abelleira acumula más títulos con la selección sub17" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. "Teresa Abelleira se pasa al profesionalismo" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. "¿Quién fue la mejor jugadora de la jornada 7 de la Primera Iberdrola?" (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. "Resultado Alemania 0-1 España: La sub-19 femenina, campeona de Europa" (in Spanish). as. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. "El Depor Abanca se proclama campeón de liga" (in Spanish). El Ideal Gallego. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. "MADRINA & AHIJADA". https://www.instagram.com/. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020. External link in |website= (help)
  9. "Teresa Abelleira y Patricia Curbelo responden a los insultos homófobos en las redes sociales" (in Spanish). Antena3. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. "Patricia Curbelo y Teresa Abelleira, del Deportivo de A Coruña, reciben insultos homófobos" (in Spanish). blastingnews. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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