Nekane Díez

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Nekan
Personal information
Full name Nekane Díez Tapia
Date of birth (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
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)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díez and the second or maternal family name is Tapia.

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

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

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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