Irene Paredes

Irene Paredes
Personal information
Full nameIrene Paredes Hernández
Date of birth4 July 1991
Place of birthLegazpi, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao
Youth career
Ilintxa
Urola
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008CD Zarautz
2008–2011Real Sociedad
2011–Athletic Bilbao99(10)
National team
2011–Spain21(1)
2012–Basque Country3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Irene Paredes Hernández (born 4 July 1991) is an athlete[1] and footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain women's national football team.[2]

She played her first minutes for the Spanish national team in November 2011 against Romania.[3] In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Paredes as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[4] She scored an unfortunate own goal in Spain's 3–1 quarter-final defeat to Norway.[5]

References

  1. El Diario Vasco
  2. Athletic Bilbao
  3. Lineups of the match UEFA
  4. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. "Women's Euros 2013: Spain score embarrassing own goal". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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