Nerea Eizagirre Explained

Nerea Eizagirre
Fullname:Nerea Eizagirre Lasa
Birth Date:2000 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Tolosa, Spain
Height:1.64 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Real Sociedad
Clubnumber:10
Years2:2016–
Clubs2:Real Sociedad
Caps2:187
Goals2:47
Nationalyears1:2016–2017
Nationalteam1:Spain U17
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2017–2019
Nationalteam2:Spain U19
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2020–2022
Nationalteam3:Spain
Nationalcaps3:10
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2022–
Nationalteam4:Basque Country
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:08:22, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate:08:22, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Nerea Eizagirre Lasa (born 4 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Sociedad and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

Eizagirre was playing for Añorga prior to joining Real Sociedad aged 16.[1] She was a member of the group which won the 2018–19 Copa de la Reina and finished as runners-up in the 2021–22 Primera División. In November 2023, now club captain, she made her 200th appearance for the Txuri-urdin aged 23.[2]

International career

Eizagirre played for the Spain under-17 team at the 2016 Euros in Belarus (they were beaten in the final by Germany via a penalty shootout), the 2016 World Cup in Jordan (bronze medallists) and the 2017 Euros in the Czech Republic (beaten on penalties by Germany in the final again). She then moved up to the under-19s, claiming a winner's medal from the 2018 Euros in Switzerland and also playing in the 2019 Euros in Scotland (Spain were eliminated in the semi-finals by winners France, with the scheduled 2020 Under-20 World Cup in Central America for which they had qualified later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Following some good form for her club including several goals, Eizagirre earned a call-up to the senior Spain squad in October 2020.[3] She made her debut against the Czech Republic, coming on as a substitute for Esther González.[4] [5] She was among Las 15, a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach Jorge Vilda, and one of the dozen who were not involved 11 months later as Spain won the World Cup.[6] [7]

She has also been selected for the unofficial Basque Country women's national football team which plays only occasionally, making her first appearance in December 2022 against Chile in which she opened the scoring.[8]

International goals

Nerea Eizagirre – goals for
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 February 2021 11–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2. 26 October 2021 3–0 6–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nerea Eizagirre, una veterana de 20 años. . 9 November 2020. 30 January 2021. Spanish. Isasa. Xabier. Nerea Eizagirre, a 20-year-old veteran.
  2. Web site: Eizagirre: "Zornoza es una jugadora que me ayudó muchísimo". 21 December 2022. Diario AS . Eizagirre: "Zornoza is a player who helped me a lot". es. Griñán. Marta.
  3. Web site: Nerea Eizagirre, un realidad forjada a base de golazos. . 24 December 2020. 30 January 2021. Spanish. Jiménez. Mayca.
  4. Web site: Spain vs Czech Republic. Global Sports Archive . 30 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Nerea Eizaguirre. Global Sports Archive . 30 January 2021.
  6. https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2023/06/12/jorge-vilda-recalls-players-who-resigned-back-into-his-spanish-world-cup-squad/ Jorge Vilda Recalls Players Who Resigned Back Into His Spanish World Cup Squad
  7. https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/spain-v-sweden-las-15-3-an-international-team-in-chaos-and-lonely-jorge-vilda Spain v Sweden: Las 15+3, An International Team In Chaos And Lonely Jorge Vilda
  8. Web site: La Euskal Selekzioa logra una contundente victoria ante Chile (3-0). 21 December 2022. . The Basque Selection achieves a resounding victory against Chile (3-0). es.