Eunate Arraiza Explained

Eunate Arraiza
Full Name:Eunate Arraiza Otazu
Birth Date:1991 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Biurrun-Olcoz, Spain
Height:1.63 m
Position:Left midfielder, left wing-back
Youthclubs1:Lagunak
Years1:2007–2012
Clubs1:Lagunak
Years2:2012–2024
Clubs2:Athletic Club
Caps2:290
Goals2:19
Club-Update:17 June 2024
Nationalyears1:2017–2019
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–
Nationalteam2:Basque Country
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:2

Eunate Arraiza Otazu (born 3 June 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left wing-back. Her main club, where she spent 12 seasons, was Athletic Club of Liga F,[1] having started her career with local team Lagunak. She is the only deaf player who has played in the top tier of women's football in Spain.[2]

In 2024 she left Athletic, having accumulated 312 appearances in all competitions (7th place in the club's historical rankings at that time).[3] [4] She was honoured with a farewell ceremony and a last starting appearance - along with fellow departing veterans Garazi Murua and Yulema Corres - on the final matchday of the 2023–24 Liga F season, in which their side defeated Sevilla 2–1 at San Mamés.[5] [6]

Honours

Athletic Club

2015-16

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Spain

Notes and References

  1. Web site: profile . 16 October 2017 . 8 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208103450/http://www.athletic-club.eus/cas/jugadoras/2230/eunate.html . dead .
  2. http://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/navarra/2017/05/28/futbolista-navarra-sorda-primera-division-ejemplo-superacion-533742-300.html A Navarrese, the only professional deaf footballer in Spain
  3. https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/statistics/female Statistics Women's
  4. https://www.elcorreo.com/deporte-femenino/futbol/athletic-femenino/nueva-salida-athletic-eunate-arraiza-deja-equipo-20240611163954-nt.html Una nueva salida en el Athletic: Eunate Arraiza deja el equipo
  5. https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/athletic-bilbao/20240614/1002264377/david-aznar.html "Garazi, Eunate y Yulema han dado un ejemplo de pensar en el otro y no en el yo"
  6. https://www.eitb.eus/eu/kirolak/futbola/athletic/bideoak/osoa/9521869/athleticek-garazi-murua-yulema-corres-eta-eunate-arraiza-omendu-ditu-san-mamesen/ Athleticek Garazi Murua, Yulema Corres eta Eunate Arraiza omendu ditu San Mamesen