Nekane Díez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nekane Díez Tapia | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Marino | ||
| 2007–2023 | Athletic Bilbao | 348 | (148) |
| International career | |||
| Spain U19 | |||
| 2008–2017 | Basque Country | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nekane Díez Tapia (born 13 August 1991) is a retired Spanish football striker who played mainly for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's Primera División.
Nekane 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 as of 2023 remained the club's youngest player and goalscorer.[1] She was the third top scorer of the 2010–11 season with 24 goals.[2]
In December 2015 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for the Basque Country against Catalonia.[3] Despite her absence, Athletic won the league title that season.
Nekane made a recovery from injury, although her contribution reduced over subsequent seasons. She left Athletic and ended her playing career in 2023, aged 31,[4] having scored total of 162 goals in 381 appearances for the club (second and fourth respectively in their historical rankings).[5][6]
Honours
[edit]- Athletic Bilbao
- Primera División: 2015–16
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: Runner-up 2012, 2014
References
[edit]- ^ Celebrating Ainhoa’s and Nekane’s debut anniversary, Athletic Club, 9 August 2020
- ^ Boquete, the queen of goal, La Voz de Galicia, 19 April 2011
- ^ "Se confirma la rotura del cruzado de Nekane Díez". El Desmarque (in Spanish). 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Nekane Díez se retira tras 16 temporadas en el Athletic Club" [Nekane Díez retires after 16 seasons at Athletic Club]. EITB (in Spanish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Nekane Díez retires from football after 16 years with Athletic Club, Athletic Club, 19 May 2023
- ^ Player Ranking | Women, Athletic Club. Retrieved 7 August 2023
External links
[edit]- Nekane Díez at Athletic Club
- Nekane Díez at La Liga (in Spanish)
- Nekane Díez at ESPN FC
- Nekane Díez at FBref.com
- Nekane Díez at Soccerway
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Spanish women's footballers
- Liga F players
- Athletic Club (women) players
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen
- Footballers from Barakaldo
- Women's association football forwards
- Spain women's youth international footballers
- Spanish football forward stubs
- Spanish women's football biography stubs