Anna Buhigas

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Anna Buhigas
Personal information
Full name Anna Rosa Buhigas [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 29)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Lipscomb Bisons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017-2018 Verona
2018-2019 Pyrgos Limassol
2018-2019 Tavagnacco
2019-2020 Real Betis
2020-2022 Sporting de Huelva
2022-2024 Pomigliano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anna Rosa Buhigas (born 16 December 1994) is a retired American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Real Betis. [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Bughigas attended Lipscomb University and played for university team, Lipscomb Bisons whilst playing Buhigas won the ASUN Conference as best athlete and best goalkeeper of the year. [6] [7] [8]

Buhigas signed her first professional soccer contract with Serie A team Verona in 2017. [9] After Buhigas's first season she left to play for Pyrgos Limassol in Cyprus. [10] After one season in Cyprus, Buhigas returned to Italy to play for Tavagnacco. In 2019 Buhigas moved to Real Betis. [11] The following season played for Sporting de Huelva for 2 seasons and in 2021/2022 season played again in Serie A for Pomigliano for one more season before retiring. [12] Since retiring from professional soccer Buhigas has taken up coaching at the University of Tampa's soccer program. [13]

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References

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  2. "Anna Buhigas - 2016 - Women's Soccer". Lipscomb University.
  3. Jiménez, Mayca (10 July 2020). "Anna Buhigas completa la portería del Sporting de Huelva". Diario AS .
  4. "Así son los dos nuevos fichajes del Betis Féminas". Estadio Deportivo . 30 January 2020.
  5. Femminile, Pomigliano Calcio (15 September 2023). "Pomigliano: ufficializzate Violah Nambi e Anna Rosa James Buhigas".
  6. Tryggestad, Erik (28 October 2016). "Good News for good sports".
  7. "Senior Spanish major credits soccer program to relationship with Christ". 2 September 2016.
  8. Ludovica Purgato. "Agsm a stelle e strisce Sbarca James Buhigas" (PDF). Chievo Verona Women. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021.
  9. "Buhigas inks first pro contract in history of women's soccer program". Lipscomb University. 18 August 2017.
  10. Morena, Giada (9 December 2021). "Esclusiva CFITA-Rinforzo per il Pomigliano tra i pali, arriva Buhigas".
  11. Sevilla, Diario de (27 January 2020). "La estadounidense Anna Buhigas ficha por el Betis". Diario de Sevilla .
  12. Buongiorno, Fulvio (9 December 2021). "Esclusiva CFITA: Anna Buhigas si racconta ai nostri microfoni".
  13. "Anna Buhigas". University of Tampa Athletics.