Naiara Beristain González (born 4 January 1992) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Club career

Beristain made her debut in the Primera División with Athletic Bilbao in 2009. In 2012, she signed with Real Sociedad, becoming the first female player to move in that direction between the local rival clubs. She left the Basque Country to join

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in 2014, but returned to Real Sociedad two years later. She moved to Valencia again in 2018 on a two-year contract.

International career

She participated in the 2011 Under-19 Euro, where she scored an equalizer in

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's first match against the

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.Netherlands and Spain make their point

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, 30 May 2011

Honours

; Athletic Bilbao *

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: runner-up

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;Valencia *

: runner-up 2015

References

External links

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