Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ortega and the second or maternal family name is
Ruiz .
Sara Ortega Full name
Sara Ortega Ruiz Date of birth
(2005-02-20 ) 20 February 2005 (age 19) [ 1] Place of birth
Logroño , Spain[ 2] Height
1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[ 3] Position(s)
Forward Current team
Athletic Club Number
34 2017–2019
Comillas 2019–2020
Athletic Club Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2020–2021
Athletic Club C
14
(3) 2020–
Athletic Club B
70
(14) 2021–
Athletic Club
43
(3) 2021–2022
Spain U17
17
(0) 2023–
Spain U19
7
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Sara Ortega Ruiz (born 20 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Club .
Club career
Ortega started her career at Comillas' academy.[ 4] Copa de la Reina against Racing in January 2022 at only 16 years old, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute. She became the first woman to debut for Athletic Club at 16 years of age since Leyre Monente in 2016.[ 5] Primera División against Eibar .[ 6]
International career
In January 2020, Ortega received a call up to join the Spain under-16 team for training.[ 7] Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Iceland .[ 8] 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship , then won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup .
She subsequently moved up to the under 19s , and won the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship .[ 9] [ 10] Jone Amezaga .[ 11]
Honours
Spain U17
Spain U19
Individual
References
^ Sara Ortega at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2022.^ "Ortega" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 April 2022 .^ "Profile of Sara Ortega" . laliga.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .^ "Ortega" . Txapeldunak. Retrieved 18 April 2022 .^ Grande, Juan Carlos (28 January 2022). "Sara Ortega debuta en el Athletic femenino con 16 años" . Deia . Retrieved 18 April 2022 . ^ Nieto García, Carlos (2 February 2022). "El Athletic se gusta en el derbi" . El Correo . Retrieved 18 April 2022 . ^ Marín A., Diego (13 October 2021). "Logroño, el Athletic y La Roja" . La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022 . ^ "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega Ruiz, debuta con la sub'17" (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022 .^ Daniel García Arnáiz (30 July 2023). "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega se proclama campeona de Europa sub-19" [The Riojan footballer Sara Ortega is proclaimed under-19 champion of Europe]. NueveCuatroUno (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023 . ^ Endika Río (30 July 2023). "Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga volverán a Bilbao como campeonas" [Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga return to Bilbao as champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023 . ^ Ortega & Amezaga, two friends achieving their dreams together , Athletic Club website, 1 December 2022^ "U-17 queens Spain make it two in a row" . FIFA.com . 29 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .^ "Germany win Women's 17 EURO: At a glance" . UEFA.com . 16 May 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .^ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance" . UEFA.com . 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .^ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament" . UEFA.com . 4 August 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
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