Athenea del Castillo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Beivide.
Athenea del Castillo
Athenea del Castillo en 2019.jpg
Personal information
Full name Athenea del Castillo Beivide
Date of birth (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Solares [es], Spain
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s)
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2013 Reocín
2013–2017 Ave Fénix Racing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Racing Santander 46 (37)
2019–2021 Deportivo 49 (11)
2021– Real Madrid 22 (5)
National team‡
2018–2019 Spain U19 13 (2)
2019 Spain U20
2019 Cantabria 1 (1)
2020– Spain 9 (3)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2022

Athenea del Castillo Beivide (born 24 October 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Madrid of the Primera División and the Spain national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Athenea started playing at Reocín in Cantabria at the age of 11, later moving to Ave Fénix Racing where she remained until the end of the 2018–19 Segunda División season, her time there encompassing a 2017 merger whereby the team became part of Racing Santander.

Deportivo[]

In August 2019, it was announced that Athenea would be joining the newly promoted Primera División club, Deportivo Abanca, without the permission of her old club who tried to retain her registration, while the Galicians maintained their offer of a professional contract took precedence.[1] Finally, in September, Racing Féminas formally allowed her transfer.[2]

On 8 September 2019, Athenea made her Primera División debut for Deportivo against RCD Espanyol and scored her first goal on 19 January 2020.[3]

Real Madrid[]

On 26 July 2021, following Deportivo's relegation, it was announced that she would be joining Real Madrid.[4]

International career[]

Athenea was called into the Spain U19 squad for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Switzerland, where the team won the title; she was also part of the squad that finished runners-up in the same competition a year later.[5] She made her senior international debut in October 2020, becoming the first serving Deportivo player to gain a full cap.[6]

Honours[]

International[]

References[]

  1. ^ "El fichaje que enfrenta al Dépor y al Racing de Santander" [The signing that puts Dépor against Racing Santander]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "El Racing libera a Athenea del Castillo, una historia de mentiras, presiones y denuncias" [Racing frees Athenea del Castillo, a story of lies, pressure and denunciations]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Golazo a lo Messi de Athenea, del Depor" [Messi-like great goal by Athenea, of Depor]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Official: Real Madrid Sign Athenea del Castillo". Managing Madrid. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ Athenea del Castillo at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Athenea del Castillo hace historia al debutar con la selección española" [Athenea del Castillo makes history by debuting with the Spanish team]. Riazor.org (in Spanish). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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