Nekane Díez

Nekane
Personal information
Full name Nekane Díez Tapia
Date of birth (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 33)
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
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díez and the second or maternal family name is Tapia.

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

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ^ Celebrating Ainhoa’s and Nekane’s debut anniversary, Athletic Club, 9 August 2020
  2. ^ Boquete, the queen of goal, La Voz de Galicia, 19 April 2011
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Nekane Díez retires from football after 16 years with Athletic Club, Athletic Club, 19 May 2023
  6. ^ Player Ranking | Women, Athletic Club. Retrieved 7 August 2023


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