Ainhoa Vicente Moraza (born 20 August 1995), also known as Ainhoa Moraza, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for

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club

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

and the Spain national team.

Club career

Vicente began her career as a teenager at Añorga in Gipuzkoa, moving on to the province's main club

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

in 2012. After three years in

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she signed for

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, winning the

title in her first season and staying there for six more. In 2022, after appearing over 200 times for Athletic, she elected not to renew her contract (as did teammate and fellow Spanish international

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) and joined

International career

She was one of '' Las 15'', a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach

Jorge Vilda Jorge Vilda Rodríguez (born 7 July 1981) is a Spanish Association football, football coach and UEFA Pro Licence holder, who is the current head coach of the Spain women's national football team - a position he has held since 2015. Vilda is also ...

, and among the dozen who were not involved 11 months later as Spain won the World Cup.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

: 2015–16 Atlético Madrid * Copa de la Reina de Fútbol:

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Atletico beat Real Madrid to win Copa de la Reina
Alex Kirkland, ESPN, 28 May 2023

References

External links

Profile at UEFA
* 1995 births Living people Footballers from San Sebastián Spanish women's footballers Women's association football defenders Añorga KKE players Real Sociedad Femenino players Athletic Club (women) players Atlético Madrid Femenino players Liga F players Spain women's international footballers 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-footy-defender-stub