Athenea del Castillo

Her full name is Athenea del Castillo Beivide but she is known as Athenea - and this name also appears on her shirt

Her boyfriend Isra Perez is also footballer

In 2021, she was part of action #QueremosSoluciones (=We want solutions). Female players from Spanish league issued an open letter towards the Spanish Football Association, they demanded improved Covid protocol. Spanish league was strugelling with huge amount of postponed matches due to Covid-19, while other European leagues didn't have such big issues

Her sponsor is clothing gigant Adidas

She is a lifelong Real Madrid fan. “The second they called me, I said adiós to any other team. I’ve been a Real Madrid fan since I was young. I’d pay to play for this club,” she told, she joined Real Madrid

Her strong side are dribbles. Her small height (160 cm) helps her with that

She started playing football in her first club at the age of 11, which is quite late. Most professional players start at the age of 6 or 7

Athenea made her debut in national team of Spain in October 2020. She was player of Deportivo La Coruña at the time and made a history as first ever serving Deportivo player who played for national team

She won FIFA World Cup 2023. During the final tournament, she played in three matches for Spain national team

In 2019, she played for Cantabria autonomous football team, as she comes from Cantabria region on the north of Spain. It was Cantabria first match ever and Athenea even scored a goal