Alexia Putellas
Alexia Putellas Segura (born 4 February 1994) is a Catalan professional footballer. She plays as a midfielder for Barcelona, whom she captains, and for the Spain women's national football team.[3] Before this, she played for Espanyol and Levante, and she has represented Catalonia. By 2022, she had won all the major awards available to a European player, both individually and with her club. People widely consider her the best female footballer in the world right now and one of the greatest of all time. In 2022, a football reporter named Asif Burhan mentioned how her dedication to the sport has changed women's football.[4] She has been playing for Barcelona since 2012, after spending most of her younger years with Espanyol. With Barcelona, she has achieved a lot: seven league titles, seven Copas de la Reina, and two UEFA Women's Champions League trophies. In the 2020-21 season, she played a key role in helping Barcelona win the Champions League and two other major titles for the first time in their history. In recognition of her outstanding performance, she won several awards in 2021, including UEFA Women's Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or Féminin, and The Best FIFA Women's Player - a feat that no one had accomplished before in a single year.[5]
 Putellas with Barcelona in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexia Puta Segura[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mollet del Vallès, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Sabadell | ||
| 2005–2006 | Barcelona | ||
| 2006–2010 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Espanyol | 25 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Levante | 34 | (15) |
| 2012– | Barcelona | 281 | (126) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Catalonia U14 | ||
| 2008–2010 | Catalonia U16 | ||
| 2009–2011 | Spain U17 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Spain U19 | 20 | (13) |
| 2012– | Spain | 104 | (28) |
| 2014– | Catalonia | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2023 | |||
As of 2022, she's the second player with the most appearances for Barcelona, just behind Melanie Serrano. She's also the second-highest all-time scorer for the club, after Jennifer Hermoso.[6] Moreover, she holds the record for the most appearances for Spain with 104 caps, surpassing Marta Torrejón's previous record of 90 caps in 2021.[7]
Personal life
Putellas was really close to her dad. Even though he was sick with heart problems when she played for Levante, he always came to see her games in Valencia. She thought about studying medicine to help him.[8] Sadly, he passed away in 2012, just before an important tournament.[9]
When she scores a goal, she points to the sky to remember him. She mostly speaks Catalan, learned Spanish in school when she was young, and started learning English in the 2020s.[10] She has a pet dog named Nala, a Pomeranian,[11] who even has an Instagram account.[12]
She doesn't talk much about her relationships, but she did share on social media about being with her teammate Jennifer Hermoso. They even joined an event called Madrid Pride together. After winning the Champions League in 2023, a video of Putellas meeting her girlfriend in the stands became super popular on TikTok.[13]
Putellas has lots of tattoos. Some have Latin sayings, like "Work conquers all."[14] She also has symbols like a Hand of Fatima and an Eye of Horus, plus a Barcelona tile with "Made in" written on it. She's got a football, the number 112 (combining her first Spain shirt number, 12, and her famous shirt number, 11), and a drawing of her dad holding her as a baby and giving her a football.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 June 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Supercup | UWCL | Regional | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol | 2009–10 | Superliga Femenina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | ? | ? | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | ? | ? | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Levante | 2011–12 | Primera División | 34 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 15 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2012–13 | Primera División | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 11 | |||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 20 | |||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 14 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 | |||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | |||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 18 | ||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 42 | 26 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | – | 42 | 34 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 281 | 126 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 395 | 175 | ||
| Career total | 340 | 144 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 458 | 194 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 July 2022
| Year | Spain | Catalonia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | N/A | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | N/A | |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | N/A | |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | N/A | |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | N/A | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | N/A | |
| Total | 104 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Spain's and Catalonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Putellas goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain goals | ||||||
| 1 | 12 July 2013 | Linköping Arena, Linköping |  England |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 |
| 2 | 10 February 2015 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar |  Austria |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 27 October 2015 | Sonera Stadium, Helsinki |  Finland |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 4 | 24 January 2016 | Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac |  Montenegro |
3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 5 | 8 April 2016 | Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã |  Portugal |
2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 6 | 15 September 2016 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid | Montenegro |
12–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 7 | 30 June 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar | .svg){kind=small} Belgium |
1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
| 9 | 28 November 2017 | Estadi de Son Moix, Palma | Austria |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 20 January 2018 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar |  Netherlands |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 5 March 2018 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca |  Czech Republic |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 12 | 7 June 2018 | La Condomina, Murcia |  Israel |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 8 November 2018 | Butarque, Leganés |  Poland |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 5 April 2019 | Estadio Vicente Sanz, Don Benito |  Brazil |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 5 March 2020 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida |  Japan |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2020 SheBelieves Cup |
| 16 | 11 March 2020 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas | England |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 SheBelieves Cup |
| 17 | 23 October 2020 | La Cartuja, Seville | Czech Republic |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 18 | 27 November 2020 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid |  Moldova |
7–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 19 | 10 June 2021 | Santo Domingo, Alcorcón | Belgium |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 16 September 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn |  Faroe Islands |
4–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 26 October 2021 | Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 25 November 2021 | La Cartuja, Seville | Faroe Islands |
11–0 | 12–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 30 November 2021 | La Cartuja, Seville |  Scotland |
6–0 | 8–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 24 | 17 February 2022 | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |  Germany |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 Arnold Clark Cup |
| 25 | 23 February 2022 | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton |  Canada |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Arnold Clark Cup |
| 26 | 7 April 2022 | José Rico Pérez, Alicante | Brazil |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 1 July 2022 | Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro |  Italy |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 28 | 29 June 2023 | Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés |  Panama |
2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| Catalonia goals | ||||||
| 1 | 22 December 2016 | Estadio da Lomba, Vilagarcía de Arousa |  Galicia |
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Alexia Putellas Media
Putellas (front centre) with the Espanyol team that won the 2010 Copa de la Reina
Putellas (left) with Barcelona in 2012
Putellas with Barcelona in 2016
Putellas (left) with Barcelona during the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
Putellas playing against Real Sociedad in June 2021
Putellas scoring her second goal in the UWCL semi-final win over Wolfsburg at the Camp Nou
Putellas presenting the 2022–23 Champions League trophy to fans at Plaça Sant Jaume
Putellas with Spain in 2018
Putellas receiving the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2021
Street art in Barcelona depicting Putellas as Superwoman over text reading "follow your dreams"
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Alexia profile". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Alexia Putellas signs for FC Barcelona. Archived 23 January 2013 at Archive.today futfem.com, 10/07/12
- ↑ Burhan, Asif. "Intimate Documentary On Alexia Putellas To Premiere On Amazon Prime Video". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ UEFA.com (2022-10-17). "How brilliant is UEFA and Ballon d'Or award winner Alexia Putellas?". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ↑ "Jenni Hermoso y Alexia, con el récord goleador a tiro". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ Calaff, Àlex (2022-02-09). "Barça Femenino | Alexia Putellas iguala a Vicky Losada en partidos oficiales con el Barça". Sport (in español). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ Harpur, Charlotte. "Barcelona and Spain's Alexia Putellas, the full story: 'She reminds me of Busquets and Iniesta. She is gold in every way'". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ↑ "Pésame a la jugadora Alexia Putellas por el fallecimiento de su padre". levanteud.com. Levante UD. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ Harpur, Charlotte. "Barcelona and Spain's Alexia Putellas, the full story: 'She reminds me of Busquets and Iniesta. She is gold in every way'". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ↑ "El detective de LOC: la 'muy interesante' ministra de Ciencia y una entrega de premios". El Mundo (in español). 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ "Alexia Putellas en buena compañía en la playa: sabemos dónde y con quién, es fuerte". En Blau (in español). 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ↑ "Alexia Putellas, besos y abrazos con Olga Ríos de vacaciones en Ibiza: guapísimas". En Blau (in español). 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ↑ "Alexia Putellas: "Pronto las mujeres jugaremos de forma habitual en el Camp Nou"". ELMUNDO (in español). 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ↑ Menayo, David (2022-11-30). "'Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit', el legado de la Reina". MARCA (in español). Retrieved 2022-11-30.