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Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beristain and the second or maternal family name is González.
Naiara Beristain
Beristain with Real Sociedad, 2017
Personal information
Full name Naiara Beristain González
Date of birth (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Getxo, Spain
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007 Leioa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Athletic Club B 41 (11)
2008–2012 Athletic Club 76 (11)
2012–2014 Real Sociedad 60 (7)
2014–2016 Valencia 51 (3)
2016–2018 Real Sociedad 57 (6)
2018–2020 Valencia 18 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Spain U19 11 (5)
2014– Basque Country 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020

Naiara Beristain González (born 4 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Beristain made her debut in the Primera División with Athletic Club in 2009, aged 16. In 2012, she signed with Real Sociedad, becoming the first female player to move in that direction between the local rival clubs.

She left the Basque Country to join Valencia in 2014, but returned to Real Sociedad two years later. She moved to Valencia again in 2018 on a two-year contract.

International career

She participated in the 2011 Under-19 Euro, where she scored an equalizer in Spain's first match against the Netherlands.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao
Valencia

References

  1. Naiara Beristain, Athletic Bilbao
  2. "Real Sociedad | Fichan a Naiara Beristain y Ainhoa Vicente" [Real Sociedad signs Naiara Beristain and Ainhoa Vicente] (in Spanish). Gara. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. "Naiara Beristain, la mujer que se hizo futbolista gracias al Olentzero" [Naiara Beristain, the woman who became a footballer thanks to Olentzero] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. "Naiara Beristain vuelve a la Real femenina" [Naiara Beristain returns to the Real women] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. "Naiara Beristain: "Mi familia no quería que jugara al fútbol"" [Naiara Beristain: "My family didn't want me to play football"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. Netherlands and Spain make their point, UEFA, 30 May 2011

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