Jone Amezaga Explained

Jone Amezaga
Fullname:Jone Amezaga Martínez
Birth Date:2005 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Zalla, Spain[1]
Height:1.65m
Currentclub:Athletic Club
Clubnumber:31
Youthclubs1:Pauldarrak
Youthyears2:2017–2020
Youthclubs2:Athletic Club
Years1:2019–2021
Clubs1:Athletic Club C
Caps1:15
Goals1:19
Years2:2020–
Clubs2:Athletic Club B
Caps2:32
Goals2:6
Years3:2022–
Clubs3:Athletic Club
Caps3:45
Goals3:9
Nationalyears1:2020
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021–2022
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2023–
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:2
Pcupdate:17 May 2024
Ntupdate:12 December 2023

Jone Amezaga Martínez (born 2 January 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Athletic Club.

Club career

Amezaga started her career with Pauldarrak and joined Athletic Club's academy aged 12.[2] She made her professional debut in the Liga F against Sporting Huelva in September 2022 aged 17, starting the match and opening the scoring with her first touch of the ball within the first minute of play.[3] [4] She continued to feature regularly that season,[5] making 22 appearances and scoring three more goals including one at the club's main San Mamés stadium against Real Sociedad.[4]

International career

Amezaga made her debut for the Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Serbia. She was a member of the squads which finished runners-up at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, then won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[6]

She subsequently moved up to the under 19s, and won the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[7] Her progression at club and international levels closely mirrored her teammate and friend Sara Ortega.[5] [8]

Honours

Spain U17

Spain U19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amezaga. BDFutbol. 4 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Amezaga. Txapeldunak. 4 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Marta Griñán. Jone Amezaga, el debut perfecto de una delantera con ADN de leona. Jone Amezaga, the perfect debut of a forward with lioness DNA. Diario AS . 21 September 2022. 4 September 2023. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Mayoría de edad, de 'golpe y porrazo' en Lezama para Jone Amezaga. Coming of age, 'hit and blow' in Lezama for Jone Amezaga. El Desmarque. 3 January 2023. 4 September 2023. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Jone Amezaga: “Todavía no tengo asimilado lo que me está ocurriendo”. Jone Amezaga: "I still haven't processed what is happening to me". Deia. 7 January 2023. 4 September 2023. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Calm, cool and collected Amezaga ready to punish Colombia again. FIFA. 29 October 2022. 4 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Endika Río. Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga volverán a Bilbao como campeonas. Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga return to Bilbao as champions. Mundo Deportivo. 30 July 2023. 4 September 2023. Spanish.
  8. https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2022/12/01/ortega-y-amezaga-two-friends-achieving-their-dreams-together Ortega & Amezaga, two friends achieving their dreams together
  9. Web site: U-17 queens Spain make it two in a row. 29 October 2022. FIFA.com. 26 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Germany win Women's 17 EURO: At a glance. UEFA.com. 16 May 2022. 26 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance. UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. 26 December 2023.