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Full name | Teresa Abelleira Dueñas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pontevedra, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CD Lérez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Real Madrid | 92 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Galicia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Spain U19 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Spain | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:26, 23 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:26, 23 December 2023 (UTC) |
Teresa Abelleira Dueñas (born 9 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain women's national team.[1]
Abelleira began playing football as a child with her father and her brother.[2] Besides playing football, Abelleira also played futsal while growing up. She became Spanish champion at the age of 16 with the club Poio Pescamar.[3] Before joining Deportivo Abanca, she played for CD Lérez.
In 2016, after the recovery of the women's club section, Abelleira joined Deportivo Abanca of the Segunda División. On 6 August 2016, alongside teammate Raquel Béjar, she became the first female professional footballer in Galicia.[4] On 4 September 2016, she made her debut in a draw against Oviedo Moderno.
After winning the Segunda División title, Deportivo Abanca were promoted to Primera División. Abelleira made her Primera División debut on 8 September 2019 in a 3–1 win against RCD Espanyol. She was named MVP of matchweek 7.[5]
Abelleira was called into the Spain U17 squad for the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship played in Belarus. Spain finished runners-up in the competition.
She also played at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she became a European champion.[6]
Abelleira is the daughter of football coach Milo Abelleira and her niece's godmother.[7]
Abelleira, who is currently in a relationship with her former teammate Patricia Curbelo, received homophobic abuse when she came out. The couple say that they will continue to fight against homophobia.[8][9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 April 2023 | Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain | China | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 26 July 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | Zambia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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