Ane Elexpuru Explained

Ane Elexpuru
Fullname:Ane Elexpuru Añorga
Birth Date:2003 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain[1]
Height:1.60m
Currentclub:Athletic Club
Clubnumber:20
Youthyears1:2013–2017
Youthclubs1:Loiola Indautxu[2]
Youthyears2:2017–2018
Youthclubs2:Bizkerre
Years1:2018–2023
Clubs1:Athletic Club B
Caps1:139
Goals1:24
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:Athletic Club
Caps2:40
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021–2022
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2022
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2022–
Nationalteam4:Spain U23
Nationalcaps4:9
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:17 May 2024
Ntupdate:22 December 2023

Ane Elexpuru Añorga (born 2 May 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back or right winger for Athletic Club.

Club career

Elexpuru joined Athletic Club's academy from Bizkerre in 2018, aged 15.[3] She was immediately assigned to the B-team and was a regular in the side for the next five seasons, amassing well over 100 appearances in the second tier (her expected progression to the main squad was delayed mainly due to the good form of Ane Azkona and Oihane Hernández in the right-sided positions). She also continued to pursue her education, attending the University of the Basque Country to study teaching.[4]

She made her professional debut in the Liga F as a starter against Real Madrid Femenino in October 2022, aged 19;[5] she was mainly used as a substitute in the 2022–23 Liga F campaign, continuing to feature for the reserves in around half of their fixtures. Ahead of the 2023–24 Liga F, with Oihane having moved on to Real Madrid, Elexpuru was promoted officially to the main squad.[6] [7]

International career

Elexpuru made her debut for the Spain under-17 team in 2019 against Slovakia, one of four appearances that year. After a hiatus due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was first capped at under-19 level in October 2021. She became a regular in the team and was a member of the squads which won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in the Czech Republic (scoring in a win over the hosts then in the final against Norway)[8] [4] followed by the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica[5] (alongside clubmates Clara Pinedo and Maite Zubieta).[9] [10]

Honours

Spain U19

Spain U20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elexpuru. BDFutbol. 12 December 2023.
  2. Web site: La jugadora alevín Ane Elexpuru convocada por el Athletic. The junior player Ane Elexpuru called up by Athletic . 17 December 2014. Loiola Indautxu Futbol. 14 December 2023. es.
  3. Web site: Elexpuru. Txapeldunak. 12 December 2023. es.
  4. Web site: Ane Elexpuru: «A las pequeñas lo único que les diría es que luchen por sus sueños». Ane Elexpuru: "The only thing I would say to the little girls is to fight for their dreams". University of the Basque Country. 22 July 2022. 12 December 2023. es.
  5. Web site: Aimara Gil. Elexpuru debutó en la élite después de un verano inolvidable. Elexpuru debuted in the elite after an unforgettable summer. Diario AS . 3 October 2022. 12 December 2023. es.
  6. Web site: Carlos Zaballa. Ane Elexpuru y Maite Zubieta dan el salto definitivo en el Athletic. Ane Elexpuru and Maite Zubieta make the decisive jump to Athletic. Mundo Deportivo. 7 September 2023. 12 December 2023. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Carlos Zaballa. El nuevo Athletic de David Aznar. David Aznar's new Athletic. Mundo Deportivo. 18 September 2023. 12 December 2023. es.
  8. https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/history/2022/ Spain take title as Norway denied again
  9. Web site: Carlos Zaballa. Elexpuru, Zubieta y Pinedo se proclaman campeonas del mundo Sub-20. Elexpuru, Zubieta and Pinedo are proclaimed Under-20 world champions. Mundo Deportivo. 29 August 2022. 12 December 2023. Spanish.
  10. https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2022/09/03/san-mames-tribute-for-our-world-u-20-and-european-u-19-champions San Mamés tribute for our World U-20 and European U-19 champions
  11. Web site: 2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title. UEFA.com. 9 July 2022. 26 December 2023.
  12. Web site: Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory. FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. 26 December 2023.