Naiara_Beristain
Naiara Beristain
Spanish footballer
Naiara Beristain González (born 4 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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Beristain with Real Sociedad, 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naiara Beristain González | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Getxo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Leioa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Athletic Club B | 41 | (11) |
| 2008–2012 | Athletic Club | 76 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Real Sociedad | 60 | (7) |
| 2014–2016 | Valencia | 51 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Real Sociedad | 57 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Valencia | 18 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 11 | (5) |
| 2014– | Basque Country | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020 | |||
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Beristain made her debut in the Primera División with Athletic Club in 2009, aged 16.[1] In 2012, she signed with Real Sociedad, becoming the first female player to move in that direction between the local rival clubs.[2]
She left the Basque Country to join Valencia in 2014,[3] but returned to Real Sociedad two years later.[4] She moved to Valencia again in 2018 on a two-year contract.[5]
She participated in the 2011 Under-19 Euro, where she scored an equalizer in Spain's first match against the Netherlands.[6]
- Athletic Bilbao
- Copa de la Reina: runner-up 2012
- Valencia
- Copa de la Reina: runner-up 2015
- Naiara Beristain, Athletic Bilbao
- "Real Sociedad | Fichan a Naiara Beristain y Ainhoa Vicente" [Real Sociedad signs Naiara Beristain and Ainhoa Vicente] (in Spanish). Gara. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- "Naiara Beristain, la mujer que se hizo futbolista gracias al Olentzero" [Naiara Beristain, the woman who became a footballer thanks to Olentzero] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- "Naiara Beristain vuelve a la Real femenina" [Naiara Beristain returns to the Real women] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- "Naiara Beristain: "Mi familia no quería que jugara al fútbol"" [Naiara Beristain: "My family didn't want me to play football"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Netherlands and Spain make their point, UEFA, 30 May 2011
- Profile at LaLiga
- Profile at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)
- Naiara Beristain at Soccerway
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