Sara Ortega

Sara Ortega
Personal information
Full name	Sara Ortega Ruiz
Date of birth	20 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Logroño, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Athletic Club
Number	34
Youth career
2017–2019	Comillas
2019–2020	Athletic Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2021	Athletic Club C
2020–	Athletic Club B
2021–	Athletic Club
International career‡
2021–2022	Spain U17
2023–	Spain U19
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Spain
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
	*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.

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Spain U17

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2022^[12]
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2022^[13]

Spain U19

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2023^[14]

Individual

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023^[15]

References[edit]

^ Sara Ortega at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Ortega". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Profile of Sara Ortega". laliga.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Ortega". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Grande, Juan Carlos (28 January 2022). "Sara Ortega debuta en el Athletic femenino con 16 años". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Nieto García, Carlos (2 February 2022). "El Athletic se gusta en el derbi". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Marín A., Diego (13 October 2021). "Logroño, el Athletic y La Roja". La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega Ruiz, debuta con la sub'17" (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Daniel García Arnáiz (30 July 2023). "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega se proclama campeona de Europa sub-19" [The Riojan footballer Sara Ortega is proclaimed under-19 champion of Europe]. NueveCuatroUno (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Endika Río (30 July 2023). "Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga volverán a Bilbao como campeonas" [Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga return to Bilbao as champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ Ortega & Amezaga, two friends achieving their dreams together, Athletic Club website, 1 December 2022
^ "U-17 queens Spain make it two in a row". FIFA.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "Germany win Women's 17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links[edit]

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[SW-1] Sara Ortega at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[2] "Ortega". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[3] "Profile of Sara Ortega". laliga.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[4] "Ortega". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[5] Grande, Juan Carlos (28 January 2022). "Sara Ortega debuta en el Athletic femenino con 16 años". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[6] Nieto García, Carlos (2 February 2022). "El Athletic se gusta en el derbi". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[7] Marín A., Diego (13 October 2021). "Logroño, el Athletic y La Roja". La Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[8] "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega Ruiz, debuta con la sub'17" (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[9] Daniel García Arnáiz (30 July 2023). "La futbolista riojana Sara Ortega se proclama campeona de Europa sub-19" [The Riojan footballer Sara Ortega is proclaimed under-19 champion of Europe]. NueveCuatroUno (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[10] Endika Río (30 July 2023). "Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga volverán a Bilbao como campeonas" [Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga return to Bilbao as champions]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[11] Ortega & Amezaga, two friends achieving their dreams together, Athletic Club website, 1 December 2022

[12] "U-17 queens Spain make it two in a row". FIFA.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[13] "Germany win Women's 17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[14] "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[15] "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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