Sara Ortega

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Sara Ortega
Personal information
Full name Sara Ortega Ruiz
Date of birth (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Logroño, Spain [2]
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Athletic Club
Number 34
Youth career
2017–2019 Comillas
2019–2020 Athletic Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Athletic Club C 14 (3)
2020– Athletic Club B 40 (8)
2021– Athletic Club 23 (2)
International career
2021–2022 Spain U17 17 (0)
2023– Spain U19 7 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Winner 2022 India
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2023 Belgium
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Sara Ortega Ruiz (born 20 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Club.

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Club career

Ortega started her career at Comillas' academy. [4] Ortega made her senior debut in the Copa de la Reina against Racing in January 2022 at only 16 years old, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute. She became the first woman to debut for Athletic Club at 16 years of age since Leyre Monente in 2016. [5] In February, she then debuted in the Primera División against Eibar. [6]

International career

In January 2020, Ortega received a call up to join the Spain under-16 team for training. [7] Ortega made her debut for the Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Iceland. [8] She was a member of the squads which finished runners-up at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, then won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

She subsequently moved up to the under 19s, and won the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [9] [10] Her progression at club and international levels closely mirrored her teammate and friend Jone Amezaga. [11]

Honours

Spain U17

Spain U19

Individual

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