Personal information | |||
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Full name | Athenea del Castillo Beivide | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Solares , Spain | ||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | |||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Reocín | ||
2013–2017 | Ave Fénix Racing | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Racing Féminas | 46 | (37) |
2019–2021 | Deportivo | 49 | (11) |
2021– | Real Madrid | 77 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 13 | (2) |
2019 | Cantabria | 1 | (1) |
2020– | Spain | 37 | (12) |
2022 | Spain U23 | 1 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 24 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 24 February 2024 (UTC) |
Athenea del Castillo Beivide (born 24 October 2000), known as Athenea, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain national team.
Athenea started playing at Reocín in Cantabria at the age of 11. Later she moved to Ave Fénix Racing where she remained until the end of the 2018–19 Segunda División season, scoring 37 goals in 46 games. Her time there encompassed a 2017 merger whereby the team became part of Racing Santander.
In August 2019, it was announced that Athenea would be joining the newly promoted Primera División club, Deportivo Abanca, without the permission of her old club who tried to retain her registration, while the Galicians maintained their offer of a professional contract took precedence. [1] Finally, in September, Racing Féminas formally allowed her transfer. [2]
On 8 September 2019, Athenea made her Primera División debut for Deportivo against RCD Espanyol and scored her first goal on 19 January 2020. [3] In its first season the team was one of the revelations of the championship and finished in fourth position. The following year, and after numerous casualties, the team suffered throughout the course until finally losing the category on the penultimate matchday after suffering a defeat against Real Betis. [4] At the end of the championship and her contract, she signed for the Real Madrid, a team qualified to compete in the Champions League.
On 26 July 2021, following Deportivo's relegation, it was announced that she would be joining Real Madrid. [5] Her debut with the Real Madrid took place in the continental competition. The first leg of the qualifying round against Manchester City ended with a 1-1 draw, where Athenea was named one of the most outstanding players in the match. [6] Just a few days later she made her debut in the League Championship in the defeat against Levante UD. In an irregular performance of the team during the first months of competition, Athenea was one of the players with the best performance, being chosen by Real Madrid fans as the best player of the month of September. [7] Her first goal as a Real Madrid player was on matchday eleven against Villarreal CF, opening scoring in the 2-0 victory. [8]
Noted for her dominant verticality and dribbling in the championship, she and teammate Esther González were hailed for their performances in the 3-1 victory against Madrid CFF that seemed to certify the new direction of the team, more consolidated and tactically structured. [9]
According to a statistical report published by the digital sports newspaper Relevo in October 2022, Athenea was the Liga F winger with the most successful dribbles. [10]
Athenea was called into the Spain U19 squad for the 2018 UEFA Under-19 Championship in Switzerland, where the team won the title. She was also part of the squad that finished runners-up in the same competition a year later. [11]
She made her senior international debut on October 23, 2020, coming on as an 86th minute substitute in a match against Czechia, becoming the first serving Deportivo player to gain a full cap. [12] On September 21, 2021, she scored her first international goal in the 7-0 victory against Hungary. In the friendly against Morocco she scored a double in a 3-0 victory.
In February 2022, after several consecutive call-ups with the senior team, he was left off the initial list for the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup, which would serve as preparation for Euro 2022. On those dates Athenea was called up with the under-23 team to play a friendly in Belgium. However, after Mariona Caldentey's injury in the first match of the tournament, Athenea was called to join the group. In Spain's second match in the tournament, Athenea played the second half and was chosen as best player of the match. After another good performance against Canada, Athenea is chosen as best player of the tournament. [13]
She was selected for the Euro 2022 squad. [14] She played in all three group stage matches, coming on as a substitute twice and then starting in the third game. In the 2-1 quarter-final loss against eventual champions England, she assisted Esther González's goal. [15]
Athenea made six appearances and scored one goal for Spain in the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. Athenea was called to the squad for the 2023 World Cup. [16] She suffered a sprained ankle during the game against Zambia. [17] She missed the next group stage match against Japan but returned to play after that. [18] Spain won the final against England 1-0 and were declared world champions. [19]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe [lower-alpha 2] | Other [lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CDE Racing Féminas | 2017–18 | Primera Federación | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | |||
2018–19 | Primera Federación | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | ||||
Total | 46 | 37 | — | — | — | 46 | 37 | |||||
Deportivo de La Coruña | 2019–20 | Liga F | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | Liga F | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | |||
Total | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 12 | ||||
Real Madrid | 2021–22 | Liga F | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
2022–23 | Liga F | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | |
2023–24 | Liga F | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |
Total | 77 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 24 | ||
Career total | 172 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 73 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 3 | |
2022 | 14 | 1 | |
2023 | 15 | 8 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 12 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 September 2021 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
2 | 21 October 2021 | Estadio Príncipe Felipe, Cáceres, Spain | Morocco | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | 11 November 2022 | Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain | Argentina | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
5 | 22 February 2023 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Czech Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
6 | 11 April 2023 | Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain | China | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
7 | 29 June 2023 | Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spain | Panama | 7–0 | 7–0 | |
8 | 22 September 2023 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Sweden | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
9 | 31 October 2023 | Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–5 | 1–7 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
10 | 1–6 | |||||
11 | 1 December 2023 | Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain | Italy | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
12 | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain | Sweden | 2–3 | 5–3 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
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