Ainize Barea Explained

Peke Barea
Full Name:Ainize Barea Nuñez
Birth Date:1992 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Arrigorriaga, Spain[1]
Height:1.53 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Athletic Club
Clubnumber:22
Years1:2006–2015
Clubs1:Ugao
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Santa Teresa
Caps2:29
Goals2:7
Years3:2017–2021
Clubs3:Deportivo La Coruña
Caps3:80+
Goals3:54+
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Athletic Club
Caps4:59
Goals4:9
Club-Update:11:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Ainize Barea Nuñez (born 25 January 1992), often known as Peke Barea, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Club.

Club career

Barea started her career at CD Ugao (based in Ugao-Miraballes in southern Biscay).[2] Due to the fact that there were two other footballers with the forename Ainize at the club, Barea earned the nickname 'Peke', a reference to the fact that she was only 153cm tall. After playing in the regional Basque League with Ugao for eight years, she transferred to Santa Teresa, who were playing in the Primera División, the top tier of Spanish football. Her two seasons at Badajoz-based Santa Teresa were affected negatively by a knee injury and she joined Deportivo La Coruña afterwards, signing a contract with them on 14 June 2017.[3] [4] She would go on to score 84 goals in 106 games for the club.[5] She remained with Deportivo until July 2021, at which point, she transferred to Athletic Club.[6]

International career

Barea earned her first call up for the Spain national team in a UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying match against Moldova in September 2020.[7] She did not play in the match.[8]

Personal life

Until the age of 12, Barea played both football and Basque pelota.[9] Barea remarked that her family were supportive of her career in sports.[10] In 2019, Barea took part in a strike with the aim of improving the salaries paid to women's footballers in Spain. She is a professional footballer as she derives her entire income from the sport.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peke. BDFutbol. 9 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Peke. Txapeldunak. 9 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Ainize Barea, 'Peke': "Al Athletic siempre lo he tenido ahí, pero en el Dépor apuestan por mí". Deia. 1 October 2020. 9 September 2021. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Peke, segundo fichaje del Deportivo Abanca. El Desmarque. 14 June 2017. 9 September 2021. Spanish.
  5. Web site: El Athletic ficha a Ainize Barea 'Peke', goleadora del Deportivo. Naiz. 15 July 2021. 9 September 2021. Basque.
  6. Web site: Peke: "Si no coges este tren, se puede pasar de largo". Mundo Deportivo. 27 July 2021. 9 September 2021. Zaballa. Carlos. Spanish.
  7. Web site: España quiere dar en Moldavia un paso hacia la Eurocopa. El Correo. 18 September 2020. 9 September 2021. Spanish.
  8. Web site: Goleada escandalosa de España dedicada a Virginia Torrecilla. La Vanguardia. 19 September 2020. 9 September 2021. Spanish.
  9. Web site: Ainize Barea, de pelotari a futbolista de Primera. Marca. 1 February 2016. 9 September 2021. Menayo. David. Spanish.
  10. Web site: Peke: "En el Depor he vuelto a disfrutar del fútbol". Diario AS. 10 October 2019. 9 September 2021. Jiménez. Mayca. Spanish.
  11. Web site: "¿La huelga de las futbolistas? Hay que pensar en el futuro". La Vanguardia. 24 October 2019. 9 September 2021. Heredia. Sergio. Spanish.