Nekane
Personal information
Full name Nekane Díez Tapia
Date of birth (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991
Place of birth Barakaldo, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Marino
2007–2023 Athletic Bilbao 348 (148)
International career
Spain U19
2008–2017 Basque Country 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nekane Díez Tapia (born 13 August 1991) is a retired Spanish football striker who played mainly for Athletic Bilbao in Spain's Primera División.

Nekane made her debut for Athletic in a 4–0 win over ŽNK Krka in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup a few days before her 16th birthday – she found the net in the match, and as of 2023 remained the club's youngest player and goalscorer.[1] She was the third top scorer of the 2010–11 season with 24 goals.[2]

In December 2015 she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for the Basque Country against Catalonia.[3] Despite her absence, Athletic won the league title that season.

Nekane made a recovery from injury, although her contribution reduced over subsequent seasons. She left Athletic and ended her playing career in 2023, aged 31,[4] having scored total of 162 goals in 381 appearances for the club (second and fourth respectively in their historical rankings).[5][6]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ↑ Celebrating Ainhoa’s and Nekane’s debut anniversary, Athletic Club, 9 August 2020
  2. ↑ Boquete, the queen of goal, La Voz de Galicia, 19 April 2011
  3. ↑ "Se confirma la rotura del cruzado de Nekane Díez". El Desmarque (in Spanish). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nekane Díez se retira tras 16 temporadas en el Athletic Club" [Nekane Díez retires after 16 seasons at Athletic Club]. EITB (in Spanish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Nekane Díez retires from football after 16 years with Athletic Club, Athletic Club, 19 May 2023
  6. ↑ Player Ranking | Women, Athletic Club. Retrieved 7 August 2023
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