Laia Ballesté Sciora (born 22 February 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club Sporting Club de Huelva .

Laia Ballesté
Personal information
Full name Laia Ballesté Sciora
Date of birth (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth L'Ampolla, Catalonia, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2014–2016 Tortosa-Ebre
2016–2017 Joventut Almassora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Valencia B
2019–2020 Alavés 18 (0)
2020–2021 Logroño 19 (1)
2021–2022 Rayo Vallecano 7 (0)
2022– Sporting Club de Huelva 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

After playing with Valencia's B team and spending a season with Alavés, Ballesté signed for EdF Logroño in 2020, her first experience in Spain's top division.[1] She made her debut in the Copa de la Reina in the delayed semi-final of the 2019–20 edition, playing all 120 minutes as the club defeated Athletic Bilbao to reach the final.[2] Logroño were defeated 3–0 by FC Barcelona in the final. She made 19 appearances and scored one goal as the club were relegated at the end of the season.

On 23 August 2021, Ballesté signed for Rayo Vallecano.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Spain - Laia Ballesté - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  2. ^ Arroyo Torres, Matías (2020-10-07). "El EDF Logroño culmina la gesta y estará en la final de Copa de la Reina" [EDF Logroño completes the feat and will be in the final of the Copa de la Reina]. Grada3.COM (in Spanish). Grada 3. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  3. ^ Algueró, Enric (23 August 2021). "Laia Ballesté firma por el Rayo Vallecano" [Laia Ballesté signs for Rayo Vallecano]. Diari de Tarragona (in European Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

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