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Classe 1994, centrocampista offensiva, Alexa Putellas è il nome maggiormente in voga del panorama calcistico femminile. Nata cresciuta a Mollet del Vallès, si appassiona al calcio e al Barcellona fin da piccola, obbligando i suoi a portarla ogni domenica al Camp Nou. Inizia a 6 anni dalle giovanili del CE Sabadell, poi un anno alla FC Barcelona’s Youth Academy e il passaggio ai cugini dell’Espanyol. Nel 2011, il trasferimento alla seconda squadra di Valencia: il Levante. Nel 2012, ad undici anni, arriva a giocare per la sua squadra del cuore, di cui è oggi la leader indiscussa.
Il suo percorso in blaugrana è stato a dir poco trionfale, avendo già vinto cinque volte il campionato spagnolo, sei coppe della Regina, tre coppe di Catalogna e una Champions League, la scorsa stagione. Una carriera che in Catalogna molti associano a quella di Lionel Messi, ma al femminile, nonostante Putellas non giochi nei tre d’avanti.
Una predestinata
Gli idoli di Putellas
La consacrazione definitiva
Il momento migliore della sua carriera arriva nel Dicembre 2021, quando in virtù di una stagione da totale protagonista (con la vittoria della Champions) viene nominata pallone d’oro femminile 2021. Nel rush finale ha battuto la concorrenza di Samantha Kerr del Chelsea e la compagna di squadra Jennifer Hermoso.
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Born in 1994, offensive midfielder, Alexa Putellas is the most popular name on the female football scene. Born and raised in Mollet del Vallès, she became passionate about soccer and Barcelona from a young age, forcing her parents to take her to Camp Nou every Sunday. She started at the age of 6 at CE Sabadell’s youth academy and then moved to FC Barcelona’s Youth Academy for a year, before moving on to Espanyol. In 2011, the transfer to the second team of Valencia: Levante. In 2012, at the age of eleven, she moved to her favourite team of which she is now the undisputed leader.
Her path in the blaugrana has been triumphant to say the least, having already won the Spanish championship five times, six Queen’s Cups, three cups of Catalonia and a Champions League, last season. A career that in Catalonia many associate with that of Lionel Messi, despite Putellas does not play in the three forwards.
A predestined
Six feet tall, Putellas has excellent physical skills for her role. Since she was a young girl, she has been considered one of the best talents of her generation, for to winning two European Championships in a row with the Under 17, in 2010 and 2011, and losing the final to the Under 19 in 2012. At the beginning of her career she starts as a left winger, with the passing of the years she is moved as an advanced recorder, up to advancing in the three-quarter, playing if necessary as a half forward.
In spite of the vision of game worthy of the best records, is moved forward because of his excellent talent. There are 117 goals in 271 appearances, a monstrous goal average as a true striker. In Catalonia since 2012, at only 23 years old she earned the captain’s armband of the club. In 2018-2019 she was the team’s top scorer in all the competitions in which she took part.
Putellas’ idols
Alexia Putellas as a young girl loved many Barcelona players Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho. In women’s soccer she has always had the French Louisa Nécib , former ace of Olympique Lyonnais. Now she finds herself to be an idol and a great example for many girls who approach soccer. Even in the national team she is one of the lights of the selection, with 22 goals in 92 appearances. The results, unfortunately for her, are not similar to those of Barcelona, since with the roja maggiore she has not yet won anything.
The definitive consecration
The best moment of her career came in December 2021, when by virtue of a season as a total protagonist (with the victory of the Champions League) she was named Women’s Golden Ball 2021. In the final rush, she beat out competition from Chelsea’s Samantha Kerr and teammate Jennifer Hermoso.
