Eunate Arraiza Otazu (born 3 June 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left wing-back. Her main club, where she spent 12 seasons, was Athletic Club of Liga F,[1] having started her career with local team Lagunak. She is the only deaf player who has played in the top tier of women's football in Spain.[2]
_(eunate).jpg) Eunate warming up with Athletic Club, 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eunate Arraiza Otazu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Biurrun-Olcoz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder, left wing-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagunak | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Lagunak | ||
| 2012–2024 | Athletic Club | 290 | (19) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Spain | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Basque Country | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024 | |||
In 2024 she left Athletic, having accumulated 312 appearances in all competitions (7th place in the club's historical rankings at that time).[3][4] She was honoured with a farewell ceremony and a last starting appearance - along with fellow departing veterans Garazi Murua and Yulema Corres - on the final matchday of the 2023–24 Liga F season, in which their side defeated Sevilla 2–1 at San Mamés.[5][6]
Honours
editAthletic Club
- Primera División: 2015-16
- Euskal Herriko Cup: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Spain
References
edit- ^ "profile". Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ A Navarrese, the only professional deaf footballer in Spain, Diario de Navarra, 28 May 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Statistics | Women's, Athletic Club. Retrieved 17 June 2024
- ^ Una nueva salida en el Athletic: Eunate Arraiza deja el equipo [Una nueva salida en el Athletic: Eunate Arraiza deja el equipo], El Correo, 11 June 2024 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Garazi, Eunate y Yulema han dado un ejemplo de pensar en el otro y no en el yo" ["Garazi, Eunate and Yulema have given an example of thinking about others and not about one's self"], Mundo Deportivo, 14 June 2024 (in Spanish)
- ^ Athleticek Garazi Murua, Yulema Corres eta Eunate Arraiza omendu ditu San Mamesen [Athletic has honored Garazi Murua, Yulema Corres and Eunate Arraiza in San Mames], EITB, 16 June 2024 (in Basque)
External links
edit- Eunate Arraiza at Athletic Club
- Eunate Arraiza at Soccerway
- Eunate Arraiza at ESPN FC
- Eunate Arraiza at FBref.com
- Eunate Arraiza on X
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