Leire Landa
Personal information
Full name Leire Landa Iroz[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-19) 19 December 1986[1]
Place of birth Irun, Spain[2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Oiartzun KE
2004–2009 Real Sociedad 72+ (4+)
2009–2012 Atlético Madrid 67 (2)
2012–2014 Athletic Club 55 (0)
2014–2017 FC Barcelona 31 (0)
International career
2011–2015 Spain 26 (0)
2008–2017 Basque Country 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leire Landa Iroz (born 19 December 1986) is a Spanish former footballer who most recently played as a defender for Primera División club FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national football team. She also played for Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.[3][4]

International career

In June 2013 national team coach Ignacio Quereda selected Landa in the Spain squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[5] She was also part of Spain's team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Personal

She wore the 23 shirt at Atlético in homage to former footballer Iván de la Peña, well known for his shaved head, who was an inspirational model when she suffered from Burkitt's lymphoma as a child.[6]

Honours

Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Leire profile". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Las chicas reciben al Atlético de Madrid de la exrealista Landa. [The girls host Atlético Madrid of the former Real player Landa] (in Spanish), El Diario Vasco, 11 September 2011
  4. ↑ Leire, BDFutbol
  5. ↑ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Leire Landa in Cuatro. Cuatro


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