Leire Baños
 Baños with Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leire Baños Indakoetxea | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Club | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Dunboa-Eguzkin | ||
| 2009–2012 | Irun Artía | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Oiartzun | ||
| 2013–2021 | Real Sociedad | 204 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Levante | 84 | (6) |
| 2024– | Athletic Club | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Spain U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2014– | Basque Country | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 30 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 16 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Leire Baños Indakoetxea (born 29 November 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Club in Liga F, mainly as a midfielder. She previously played for Real Sociedad and Levante.
Club career
Baños began her senior career at Oiartzun aged 15,[1] soon being signed by Real Sociedad who added her to their squad immediately – although she was often introduced as a substitute, which occurred in around a quarter of the 200 or so Primera División fixtures she played for the San Sebastián side across eight seasons.[2] She played the entirety of the final and claimed an assist for the winning goal as Erreala claimed their first major honour, the Copa de la Reina in 2018–19, beating Atlético Madrid,[3] and played an important role in two regional Copa Euskal Herria wins over local rivals Athletic Club in 2019 and 2020.[4][5]
Having agreed a new contract with Real Sociedad in 2019 to run until 2021,[6] Baños left upon the expiry of that deal and signed for fellow top tier club Levante.[7] In the 2022–23 season, the Valencia-based side finished third and qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League (they were eliminated in its first round by FC Twente); in 2023–24 they missed out on the same Liga F placing by a margin of one point behind Atlético.
In June 2024 she joined Athletic Club on a three-year contract.[8]
International career
At international level, Baños was a member of the Spain under-19 squads that finished runners-up in consecutive editions of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (2014 in Norway and 2015 in Israel), featuring in both finals. She has also been selected for the unofficial Basque Country women's national football team which plays only occasionally.[9]
Honors
Real Sociedad
Spain U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2014, 2015
References
- ^ Leire, Txapeldunak (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2021
- ^ ""Nire etxean nago"" ["I'm at home"] (in Basque). Real Sociedad. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Real Sociedad make history as they stun Atletico to win Copa de la Reina, Sport, 11 May 2019
- ^ "La Real Sociedad se lleva el derbi veraniego ante el Athletic" [Real Sociedad takes the summer derby against Athletic] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "0-0: La Real reconquista la EH Kopa en los penaltis" [0-0: Real retains EH Kopa on penalties] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Until 2021". Real Sociedad. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Leire Baños se convierte en el primer fichaje del Levante" [Leire Baños becomes Levante's first signing] (in Spanish). Esportbase Media. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Leire Baños joins Athletic Club, Athletic Club website, 28 June 2024
- ^ "Six txuri-urdin players will join Euskal Srlekzioa". Real Sociedad. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
External links
- Leire Baños at Soccerway
- Baños at BDFutbol