Sheila Elorza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elorza and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Sheila Elorza
Personal information
Full name Sheila Elorza Hernández
Date of birth (1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Zaratamo, Spain
Height 1.49 m (4 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Oviedo
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2011 Ugao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Athletic B 85 (24)
2015 Athletic Bilbao 2 (0)
2015–2017 EdF Logroño
2017–2018 San Ignacio
2018–2023 Eibar 95+ (2+)
2023–2024 Alavés Gloriosas 26 (1)
2024– Real Oviedo 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Sheila Elorza Hernández (born 8 June 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a midfielder.

She began her senior career at Athletic Bilbao but played mainly for their B team, with only two Primera División appearances shortly before leaving the club in 2015. She then spent two seasons with EDF Logroño and one with San Ignacio[1] prior to joining Eibar in 2018; she was appointed captain,[2][3] and played an important role in the squad which gained promotion to the top tier in the 2019–20 season, at which point she agreed to extend her contract until 2022.[4]

Eibar survived their first season in the Primera División, then experienced a relegation followed by another promotion. Elorza left the club on 31 August 2023[5] and signed for Alavés a day later.[6] In July 2024, she moved to Real Oviedo, recently relegated to the third tier.[7]

Elorza never played for Spain at any level, but was selected for the non-FIFA Basque Country squad in 2021[8] (two 45-minute matches were played and it is not clear if they are considered full caps).

References

  1. ^ Sheila, Txapeldunak (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021
  2. ^ Sheila Elorza, SD Eibar (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021
  3. ^ "La reivindicación del fútbol femenino" [The vindication of women's football] (in Spanish). Deia. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Sheila Elorza renueva hasta 2022" [Sheila Elorza renews until 2022] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "El Eibar y Sheila Elorza llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de la capitana" [Eibar and Sheila Elorza reach an agreement to terminate the captain's contract] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Sheila Elorza, nueva jugadora de las Gloriosas" [Sheila Elorza, new Gloriosas player] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Sheila Elorza" (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Marta Perea, Sheila Elorza eta Ainize Barea Euskal Selekzioarekin jokatzeko deitu dituzte" [Marta Perea, Sheila Elorza and Ainize Barea have been called up to play for the Basque National Team] (in Basque). Geuria. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.