Belén Iglesias | |
Fullname: | Belén Iglesias Marcos |
Birth Date: | 1996 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Großflottbeker THGC |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U–21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
Nationalteam2: | Spain |
Nationalcaps2: | 49 |
Nationalgoals2: | 11 |
Belén Iglesias Marcos (born 6 July 1996)[1] is a field hockey player from Spain, who plays as a forward.[2]
Belén Iglesias was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She is the younger sister of Álvaro Iglesias, who plays for the Spanish men's national team.[3]
Iglesias plays hockey for Großflottbeker THGC.[4] Previously she represented Club de Campo in the División de Honor in Spain,[5] [6] and UHC Hamburg in the German Bundesliga.[7]
In 2016, Iglesias was a member of the Spanish Under–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[8]
She followed this up with an appearance at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia where the team finished fifth.[9]
Iglesias made her debut for the Spanish national team, the 'Red Sticks', in 2017.[8]
In 2019, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home bronze at the EuroHockey Championships in Antwerp.[10]