Anna Buhigas

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Anna Buhigas
Personal information
Full name Anna Rosa Buhigas [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-16) December 16, 1994 (age 30)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 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 December 16, 1994) is an American retired soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Real Betis. [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Buhigas 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, she moved to Real Betis. [11] The following season, she moved to Sporting de Huelva, where she played for two seasons. In 2021/2022 season, she moved to the Serie A side Pomigliano and stayed there for the rest of her senior career. [12] Since retiring from professional soccer, Buhigas has taken up coaching at the University of Tampa's soccer program. [13]

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