Elene Lete

Elene Lete Para (born 7 May 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club Real Sociedad and the Spain women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lete and the second or maternal family name is Para.
Elene Lete
Lete with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Elene Lete Para
Date of birth (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002[1]
Place of birth Zumarraga, Spain[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 25
Youth career
2016–2017 Urola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Urola
2018–2021 Real Sociedad B
2019– Real Sociedad 39 (0)
International career‡
2023– Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023

Club career

She started playing football in school at the Colegio La Salle Legazpi as a striker. Once she started playing for Urola KE, her local team in Zumarraga, she discovered her skill at goalkeeping, and began her career there.[3][4][5] In 2018 she was signed by Real Sociedad and was the starting goalkeeper for their reserve team. She also played with the Spanish under-19 national team.[6] In 2019 she became the substitute goalkeeper of the main team[7] and was part of the squad that won the Queen's Cup. Lete made her debut in the First Division on 30 May 2021 against Santa Teresa.[3]

In February 2023, Real Sociedad announced that it would renew Lete's contract through the 2024–25 season. As goalkeeper she was key to the "txuri-urdin" squad, although Adriana Nanclares kept goal in some matches. In the previous season, which saw Real achieve their first qualification for the Champions League, Lete won the Zamora trophy; she kept a clean sheet in eleven games and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game.[8]

International play

Lete has played for Spain internationally in the Under 17, Under 19, Under 20 and Under 23 categories.[3]

In 2022, Lete was set to play with Spain women's national under-20 football team, however a leg injury forced her to withdraw from the team.[9]

In 2023 Lete was selected for the Spain national team[10] and made her debut against the Czech Republic, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win; however, she did not make the final selection for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[11]

References
  1. Elene Lete at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. "Elene Lete". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. "ELENE LETE EL MURO DE LA LIGA". Press Reader (in Spanish). 22 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. "Elene Lete" (in Spanish). Txapeldunak. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. "Elene Lete Para - Portera Real Sociedad SAD - Futboleras". futboleras.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. "La Selección Sub-19 arranca hoy su concentración en Marbella". AS.com (in Basque). 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. "Elene Lete zumarragarra Realaren lehen taldera igo da". Otamotz (in Basque). 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. "Elene Lete prolonga su contrato con la Real Sociedad hasta 2025". EITB. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. Lasagabaster, Amaia U. (31 July 2022). "Elene Lete se queda sin Mundial". naiz.eus (in Basque). Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. "Lete, Oroz y Paredes, convocadas por la selección española para jugar los partidos contra Noruega y China". EITB (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. "Goalkeepers". Spain Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Who's in & who's out?. Goal. 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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