| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laura del Río García | ||
| Date of birth | February 5, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.62 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Philadelphia Independence | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999-2000 | AD Torrejón | ||
| 2000–2002 | Levante UD | ||
| 2002–2004 | CE Sabadell | ||
| 2004–2008 | Levante UD | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Indiana | ||
| 2009–2010 | 1.FFC Frankfurt | 10 | (6) |
| 2010 | Boston Breakers | 21 | (1) |
| 2011– | Philadelphia Independence | 15 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| Spain U-19 | 25 | (45) | |
| Spain | 39 | (40) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Laura del Río García (born 5 February 1982 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of WPS.
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Laura del Río began her career at AD Torrejón in 1999 before moving to Levante UD the following year. In her two seasons in Valencia she won two doubles as Levante cruised through the Superliga Femenina and the Copa de la Reina. Del Río subsequently spent two seasons in CE Sabadell and then returned to Levante, where she remained for the next four years, winning an additional League in 2008 and two more Cups.
In 2008 she left Levante to play abroad for the first time, playing in the W-League for FC Indiana. She scored 33 goals in her two years in the W-League, making it into the All-League team. In summer 2009 she signed for European powerhouse 1.FFC Frankfurt. Starting the season as a reserve, she made herself a place in the starting eleven for a few weeks after scoring in three consecutive games coming from the bench. Overall she scored six goals in just 10 matches in the Bundesliga,[1] as she left Frankfurt in December to sign for Boston Breakers, marking her Women's Professional Soccer debut. For the 2011 season she transferred to Philadelphia Independence, with whom she reached the championship play-offs. In the final she missed the team's final penalty to finish runners-up.
Laura del Río was the top scorer of the 2000 Under-18 Euro, where Spain made it to the final for the first time.
For many years Del Río was a key player of Spain's national team, scoring 40 goals in 39 games. Despite this she hasn't been called for the past few years following a clash with manager Ignacio Quereda.
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