Teresa Abelleira
Teresa Abelleira Dueñas (born 9 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain women's national team.[1]
| Abelleira with Deportivo La Coruña in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teresa Abelleira Dueñas | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontevedra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Lérez | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | (10) |
| 2020– | Real Madrid | 63 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Spain U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 17 | (3) |
| 2019– | Spain U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Spain | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
Honours | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
Abelleira began playing football as a child with her father and her brother.[2] Besides playing football, Abelleira also played futsal while growing up. She became Spanish champion at the age of 16 with the club Poio Pescamar.[3] Before joining Deportivo Abanca, she played for CD Lérez.
Deportivo (2016–2020)
In 2016, after the recovery of the women's club section, Abelleira joined Deportivo Abanca of the Segunda División. On 4 September 2016, she made her debut in a draw against Oviedo Moderno.
On 6 August 2016, alongside her teammate Raquel Béjar, she became the first professional women footballer in Galicia.[4]
After winning the title of Segunda División, Deportivo Abanca were promoted to Primera División. Abelleira made her Liga Iberdrola debut on 8 September 2019 in a 3–1 win against RCD Español. She was named MVP of the Match Week 7.[5]
International career
Abelleira was called into the Spain U17 squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship played in Belarus. Spain became runner-up in the competition.
She also played at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she became a European champion.[6]
Honours
Futsal
- Spanish Futsal Championship U16: 2016
- Galician Futsal Championship U16: 2016
Football
Club
- Segunda División: 2018–19[7]
International
Individual
- La Liga Week 7 MVP: 2019–20[5]
Personal life
Abelleira is the daughter of football coach Milo Abelleira and her niece's godmother.[8]
Abelleira, who is currently in a relationship with her former teammate Patricia Curbelo, received homophobic abuse when she came out. "I would kick them out, poor teammates. It's disgusting" was one of the comments she received. The couple say that they will continue to fight against homophobia.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira Dueñas" (in Spanish). RC Deportivo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Abelleira: "Es un halago que me comparen con Vero Boquete"" (in Spanish). as. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira acumula más títulos con la selección sub17" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira se pasa al profesionalismo" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b "¿Quién fue la mejor jugadora de la jornada 7 de la Primera Iberdrola?" (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Resultado Alemania 0-1 España: La sub-19 femenina, campeona de Europa" (in Spanish). as. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "El Depor Abanca se proclama campeón de liga" (in Spanish). El Ideal Gallego. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "MADRINA & AHIJADA". www.instagram.com/. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Teresa Abelleira y Patricia Curbelo responden a los insultos homófobos en las redes sociales" (in Spanish). Antena3. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Patricia Curbelo y Teresa Abelleira, del Deportivo de A Coruña, reciben insultos homófobos" (in Spanish). blastingnews. Retrieved 22 January 2020.