Athenea del Castillo
Athenea del Castillo Beivide (born 24 October 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain women's national team.
 Del Castillo with Deportivo La Coruña in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Athenea del Castillo Beivide | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Solares, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Reocín | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Ave Fénix Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Racing Féminas | 46 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Deportivo | 49 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Real Madrid | 60 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Spain U20 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Cantabria | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Spain | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Athenea started playing at Reocín in Cantabria at the age of 11, later moving to Ave Fénix Racing where she remained until the end of the 2018–19 Segunda División season, her time there encompassing a 2017 merger whereby the team became part of Racing Santander.
Deportivo
In August 2019, it was announced that Athenea would be joining the newly promoted Primera División club, Deportivo Abanca, without the permission of her old club who tried to retain her registration, while the Galicians maintained their offer of a professional contract took precedence.[1] Finally, in September, Racing Féminas formally allowed her transfer.[2]
On 8 September 2019, Athenea made her Primera División debut for Deportivo against RCD Espanyol and scored her first goal on 19 January 2020.[3]
Real Madrid
On 26 July 2021, following Deportivo's relegation, it was announced that she would be joining Real Madrid.[4]
International career
Athenea was called into the Spain U19 squad for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Switzerland, where the team won the title; she was also part of the squad that finished runners-up in the same competition a year later.[5] She made her senior international debut in October 2020, becoming the first serving Deportivo player to gain a full cap.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 September 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CDE Racing Féminas | 2017–18 | PF | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 37 | ||
| Deportivo de La Coruña | 2019–20 | Liga F | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2021–22 | Liga F | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 65 | ||
- Includes the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
- Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
- Includes the Supercopa de España Femenina
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 September 2021 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 21 October 2021 | Estadio Príncipe Felipe, Cáceres, Spain |  Morocco | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 11 November 2022 | Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain |  Argentina | 6–0 | 7–0 | |
| 5 | 22 February 2023 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia |  Czech Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 11 April 2023 | Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain |  China | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 22 September 2023 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Sweden | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
References
- "El fichaje que enfrenta al Dépor y al Racing de Santander" [The signing that puts Dépor against Racing Santander]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "El Racing libera a Athenea del Castillo, una historia de mentiras, presiones y denuncias" [Racing frees Athenea del Castillo, a story of lies, pressure and denunciations]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Golazo a lo Messi de Athenea, del Depor" [Messi-like great goal by Athenea, of Depor]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Official: Real Madrid Sign Athenea del Castillo". Managing Madrid. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- Athenea del Castillo at Soccerway
- "Athenea del Castillo hace historia al debutar con la selección española" [Athenea del Castillo makes history by debuting with the Spanish team]. Riazor.org (in Spanish). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- "ATHENEA DEL CASTILLO". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2022.