In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díez and the second or maternal family name is Tapia.

Nekane Díez Tapia (born 13 August 1991) is a retired Spanish football striker who played mainly for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's Primera División.

Nekane made her debut for Athletic in a 4–0 win over ŽNK Krka in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup a few days before her 16th birthday – she found the net in the match, and as of 2023 remained the club's youngest player and goalscorer.[1] She was the third top scorer of the 2010–11 season with 24 goals.[2]

In December 2015 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for the Basque Country against Catalonia.[3] Despite her absence, Athletic won the league title that season.

Nekane made a recovery from injury, although her contribution reduced over subsequent seasons. She left Athletic and ended her playing career in 2023, aged 31,[4] having scored total of 162 goals in 381 appearances for the club (second and fourth respectively in their historical rankings).[5][6]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ^ Celebrating Ainhoa’s and Nekane’s debut anniversary, Athletic Club, 9 August 2020
  2. ^ Boquete, the queen of goal, La Voz de Galicia, 19 April 2011
  3. ^ "Se confirma la rotura del cruzado de Nekane Díez". El Desmarque (in Spanish). 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Nekane Díez se retira tras 16 temporadas en el Athletic Club" [Nekane Díez retires after 16 seasons at Athletic Club]. EITB (in Spanish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ Nekane Díez retires from football after 16 years with Athletic Club, Athletic Club, 19 May 2023
  6. ^ Player Ranking | Women, Athletic Club. Retrieved 7 August 2023


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekane_D%C3%ADez
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