Sara Ortega Ruiz (born 20 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Club.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sara Ortega Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 17)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletic Club | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Comillas | ||
| 2019–2020 | Athletic Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Athletic Club C | 14 | (3) |
| 2020– | Athletic Club B | 27 | (4) |
| 2021– | Athletic Club | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:19, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:19, 18 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ortega started her career at Comillas' academy.[3] Ortega made her senior debut in the Copa de la Reina against Racing in January 2022 at only 16 years old, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute. She became the first woman to debut for Athletic Club at 16 years of age since Leyre Monente in 2016.[4] In February, she then debuted in the Primera División against Eibar.[5]
In January 2020, Ortega received a call up to join the Spain under-16 team for training.[6] Ortega made her debut for the Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Iceland.[7]
Sara Ortega at Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club Femenino – current squad | |
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