Teresa Abelleira

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abelleira and the second or maternal family name is Dueñas.
Teresa Abelleira
Abelleira with Real Madrid in January 2024
Personal information
Full name Teresa José Abelleira Dueñas[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Pontevedra, Spain
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 3
Youth career
CD Lérez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 27 (10)
2020– Real Madrid 107 (9)
International career‡
2016 Galicia 1 (0)
2017 Spain U17 4 (0)
2017–2019 Spain U19 17 (3)
2020– Spain 39 (3)
2022 Spain U23 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand
UEFA Women's Nations League
Winner 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2018 Switzerland
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2016 Belarus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:32, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Teresa José Abelleira Dueñas (born 9 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain women's national team.[2]

Club career

Early career

Abelleira began playing football as a child with her father and her brother.[3] Besides playing football, Abelleira also played futsal while growing up. She became Spanish champion at the age of 16 with the club Poio Pescamar.[4] Before joining Deportivo Abanca, she played for CD Lérez.

Deportivo (2016–2020)

In 2016, after the recovery of the women's club section, Abelleira joined Deportivo Abanca of the Segunda División. On 6 August 2016, alongside teammate Raquel Béjar, she became the first female professional footballer in Galicia.[5] On 4 September 2016, she made her debut in a draw against Oviedo Moderno.

After winning the Segunda División title, Deportivo Abanca were promoted to Primera División. Abelleira made her Primera División debut on 8 September 2019 in a 3–1 win against RCD Espanyol. She was named MVP of matchweek 7.[6]

International career

Abelleira was called into the Spain U17 squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship played in Belarus. Spain finished runners-up in the competition.

She also played at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she became a European champion.[7]

Personal life

Abelleira is the daughter of football coach Milo Abelleira and her niece's godmother.[8]

Abelleira, who is currently in a relationship with her former teammate Patricia Curbelo, received homophobic abuse when she came out. The couple say that they will continue to fight against homophobia.[9][10]

Career statistics

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 April 2023 Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain  China 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 26 July 2023 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  Zambia 1–0 5–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
3. 16 July 2024 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain  Belgium 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

Football

Deportivo La Coruña

Spain

Futsal

  • Spanish Futsal Championship U16: 2016
  • Galician Futsal Championship U16: 2016

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Player Lists" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Teresa Abelleira Dueñas" (in Spanish). RC Deportivo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Abelleira: "Es un halago que me comparen con Vero Boquete"" (in Spanish). as. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Teresa Abelleira acumula más títulos con la selección sub17" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Teresa Abelleira se pasa al profesionalismo" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "¿Quién fue la mejor jugadora de la jornada 7 de la Primera Iberdrola?" (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Resultado Alemania 0-1 España: La sub-19 femenina, campeona de Europa" (in Spanish). as. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. ^ "MADRINA & AHIJADA". www.instagram.com/. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Teresa Abelleira y Patricia Curbelo responden a los insultos homófobos en las redes sociales" (in Spanish). Antena3. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Patricia Curbelo y Teresa Abelleira, del Deportivo de A Coruña, reciben insultos homófobos" (in Spanish). blastingnews. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ^ "El Depor Abanca se proclama campeón de liga" (in Spanish). El Ideal Gallego. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.