Mariasun Quiñones

María Asunción "Mariasun" Quiñones Goikoetxea (born 29 October 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quiñones and the second or maternal family name is Goikoetxea.
Mariasun Quiñones
Quiñones with Real Sociedad in 2018
Personal information
Full name María Asunción Quiñones Goikoetxea
Date of birth (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996
Place of birth Hondarribia, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 1
Youth career
Hondarribia
2011–2013 Mariño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Mariño
2014–2021 Real Sociedad 147 (0)
2021– Athletic Bilbao 34 (0)
International career‡
2016 Spain U20 4 (0)
2017– Spain 3 (0)
2015– Basque Country 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Career

She began her career with local club Mariño (Irun),[1] moving to Real Sociedad in 2014 at the age of 18, where she soon became the regular starting goalkeeper ahead of Cris Cornejo.[2] She transferred to Athletic in the summer of 2021, along with club teammate Itxaso Uriarte.[3][4]

Quiñones made her senior international debut for Spain in 2017. She was involved in several squads, including for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup without making an appearance at either tournament.

Her twin sister Nekane is also a footballer, playing in midfield for teams playing at regional levels including Oiartzun and Añorga.[5]

Honours
Real Sociedad
Spain

References
  1. Mariasun, Txapeldunak. Retrieved 1 November 2021
  2. Quiñones, BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2021
  3. "Mariasun Quiñones signs for Athletic Club Women". Athletic Bilbao. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. "Las nuevas leonas del Athletic" [Athletic's new lionesses]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. Nekane, Txapeldunak. Retrieved 1 November 2021
  6. Real Sociedad make history as they stun Atletico to win Copa de la Reina, Sport, 11 May 2019


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