Amaiur Sarriegi

Amaiur Sarriegi Isasa (born 13 December 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Sociedad and the Spain national team. She is currently one of Real Sociedad's captains.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sarriegi and the second or maternal family name is Isasa.
Amaiur Sarriegi
Personal information
Full name Amaiur Sarriegi Isasa
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain[2]
Height 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 7
Youth career
Añorga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Añorga
2017–2020 Athletic Club B 52 (35)
2019–2020 Athletic Club 4 (0)
2020– Real Sociedad 68 (36)
International career‡
2021– Spain 15 (12)
2022– Basque Country 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:38, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In the 2019–20 Segunda División, Sarriegi represented Athletic B and finished the season with 13 goals, therefore making her the team's top goalscorer as they won the second division.[3][4] The following season, she joined hometown club Real Sociedad and finished the 2020–21 Primera División season with 13 goals.[5][6]

Sarriegi was named as one of Real Sociedad's captains for the 2021–22 season.[7]

International career

Sarriegi made her debut for the Spain national team on 10 June 2021, coming on as a substitute for Marta Cardona against Belgium.[4][8][9]

On 16 September 2021, in her first start for Spain, Sarriegi scored 4 goals in a 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match against the Faroe Islands.[10][11]

International goals
Amaiur Sarriegi – goals for  Spain
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 September 2021Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn Faroe Islands0–10–102023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.0–3
3.0–5
4.0–7
5.21 September 2021Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest Hungary0–50–7
6.0–6
7.21 October 2021Estadio Príncipe Felipe, Cáceres Morocco2–03–0Friendly
8.26 October 2021Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka Ukraine0–20–62023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.0–3
10.25 November 2021La Cartuja, Seville Faroe Islands12–012–0
11.30 November 2021La Cartuja, Seville Scotland2–08–0
12.4–0
Amaiur Sarriegi – goals for  Basque Country
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 December 2022Campo José Luis Orbegozo, San Sebastián Chile2–03–0Friendly

Personal life

Her older brothers Imanol[12] and Oier[13] are also footballers, mainly in Spain's lower divisions.[6]

References
  1. Amaiur Sarriegi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "Amaiur Sarriegi". World Football. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. "Segunda División Femenina - Grupo Norte 2019-20" (in Spanish). BD Futbol. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. Jiménez, Mayca (12 June 2021). "El salto de gigante Amaiur Sarriegi: del Athletic B a debutar con la Absoluta en un año" [The giant leap Amaiur Sarriegi: from Athletic B to debut with the national team in one year]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. Badallo, Óscar (8 June 2021). "La gran progresión de Amaiur Sarriegi" [The great progression of Amaiur Sarriegi]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. "Amaiur Sarriegi, el futuro del futfem está en la Real Sociedad" [Amaiur Sarriegi, the future of women's football is at Real Sociedad]. Primera Iberdrola (in Spanish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. Parcero, Bruno (1 September 2021). "La Real presenta a sus cuatro capitanas" [Real presents its four captains]. mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. "Spain vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. "Amaiur Sarriegi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. "Spain starlet Sarriegi hits the ground running". fifa.com. FIFA. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. "Amaiur Sarriegi, póker de goles frente a Islas Feroe" [Amaiur Sarriegi, a quartet of goals against the Faroe Islands]. sefutbol.com (in Spanish). SEFutbol. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  12. "Sarriegi: Imanol Sarriegi Isasa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. "Sarriegi: Oier Sarriegi Isasa". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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