Leire Baños Indakoetxea (born 29 November 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Levante, mainly as a midfielder.
 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 | Levante | ||
| 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– | Levante | 65 | (5) |
| 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 21:00, 16 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 16 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
She 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,[3] and played an important role in two regional Copa Euskal Herria wins over local rivals Athletic Bilbao 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]
International career edit
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.[8]
Honors edit
Club edit
- Real Sociedad
International edit
- Spain U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Runner-up: 2014, 2015
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Six txuri-urdin players will join Euskal Srlekzioa". Real Sociedad. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
External links edit
- Leire Baños at Soccerway
- Baños at BDFutbol