Anna Buhigas Explained

Anna Buhigas
Fullname:Anna Rosa Buhigas[1]
Birth Date:16 December 1994
Height:1.70m[2]
Position:Goalkeeper
College1:Lipscomb Bisons
Clubs1:Verona
Years1:2017-2018
Clubs2:Pyrgos Limassol
Years2:2018-2019
Clubs3:Tavagnacco
Years3:2018-2019
Clubs4:Real Betis
Years4:2019-2020
Clubs5:Sporting de Huelva
Years5:2020-2022
Clubs6:Pomigliano
Years6:2022-2024

Anna Rosa Buhigas (born 16 December 1994) is a retired American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Real Betis.[3] [4] [5]

Career

Bughigas attended Lipscomb University and played for university team, Lipscomb Bisons whilst playing Buhigas won the ASUN Conference as best athlete and best goalkeeper of the year.[6] [7] [8]

Buhigas signed her first professional soccer contract with Serie A team Verona in 2017.[9] After Buhigas's first season she left to play for Pyrgos Limassol in Cyprus.[10] After one season in Cyprus, Buhigas returned to Italy to play for Tavagnacco. In 2019 Buhigas moved to Real Betis.[11] The following season played for Sporting de Huelva for 2 seasons and in 2021/2022 season played again in Serie A for Pomigliano for one more season before retiring.[12] Since retiring from professional soccer Buhigas has taken up coaching at the University of Tampa's soccer program.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anna Rosa James Buhigas riparte dalle pantere. September 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: Anna Buhigas - 2016 - Women's Soccer. Lipscomb University.
  3. Web site: Anna Buhigas completa la portería del Sporting de Huelva. Mayca. Jiménez. July 10, 2020. Diario AS.
  4. Web site: Así son los dos nuevos fichajes del Betis Féminas. January 30, 2020. Estadio Deportivo.
  5. Web site: Pomigliano: ufficializzate Violah Nambi e Anna Rosa James Buhigas. Pomigliano Calcio. Femminile. September 15, 2023.
  6. Web site: Good News for good sports. Erik. Tryggestad. October 28, 2016.
  7. Web site: Senior Spanish major credits soccer program to relationship with Christ. September 2, 2016.
  8. News: Ludovica Purgato . Agsm a stelle e strisce Sbarca James Buhigas . Chievo Verona Women . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827062206/https://chievoveronawomen.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/LARENA-Gelmetti-rinforza-lattacco.-La-Fortitudo-fa-il-colpaccio-14.08.2017.pdf . 27 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Buhigas inks first pro contract in history of women's soccer program. August 18, 2017. Lipscomb University.
  10. Web site: Esclusiva CFITA-Rinforzo per il Pomigliano tra i pali, arriva Buhigas. Giada. Morena. December 9, 2021.
  11. Web site: La estadounidense Anna Buhigas ficha por el Betis. Diario de. Sevilla. January 27, 2020. Diario de Sevilla.
  12. Web site: Esclusiva CFITA: Anna Buhigas si racconta ai nostri microfoni. Fulvio. Buongiorno. December 9, 2021.
  13. Web site: Anna Buhigas. University of Tampa Athletics.