Laia Aleixandri

Laia Aleixandri López (born 25 August 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as defender for Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Spain women's national team.[3]

Laia Aleixandri
Laia Aleixandri with Atlético Madrid Femenino in 2019
Personal information
Full name Laia Aleixandri López[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000[2]
Place of birth Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Club information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2008 Arrabal Calaf
2008–2012 Sant Gabriel
2012–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Barcelona B
2017– Atlético Madrid 48 (3)
National team
2015–2017 Spain U-17 30 (5)
2017–2019 Spain U-19 11 (1)
2018– Spain U-20 6 (0)
2019– Spain 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2021

In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the 10 most promising young players in Europe.[4]

International career

Aleixandri represented Spain at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3] She made her senior debut on 17 May 2019 in a friendly against Cameroon. She scored her first international goal in that match.

References

  1. Laia Aleixandri at Soccerway
  2. Laia AleixandriFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "Laia Aleixandri, el muro de La Rojita" [Laia Aleixandri, the wall of La Rojita] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.


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