Teresa Abelleira Dueñas (born 9 January 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

Early career

Abelleira began playing football as a child with her father and her brother. Besides playing football, Abelleira also played futsal while growing up. She became Spanish champion at the age of 16 with the club Poio Pescamar. Before joining Deportivo Abanca, she played for CD Lérez.

Deportivo (2016–2020)

In 2016, after the recovery of the women's club section, Abelleira joined Deportivo Abanca of the

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. On 4 September 2016, she made her debut in a draw against Oviedo Moderno. On 6 August 2016, alongside her teammate Raquel Béjar, she became the first professional women footballer in Galicia. After winning the title of

, Deportivo Abanca were promoted to

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. Abelleira made her Liga Iberdrola debut on 8 September 2019 in a 3–1 win against

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. She was named MVP of the Match Week 7.

International career

Abelleira was called into the Spain U17 squad for the

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played in

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. Spain became runner-up in the competition. She also played at the

2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Women's Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (21st edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual international youth football champ ...

, where she became a European champion.

Personal life

Abelleira is the daughter of football coach Milo Abelleira and her niece's godmother. Abelleira, who is currently in a relationship with her former teammate Patricia Curbelo, received

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when she

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. ''"I would kick them out, poor teammates. It's disgusting"'' was one of the comments she received. The couple say that they will continue to fight against

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Career statistics

Honours

Football

Deportivo La Coruña *

: 2018–19 Spain *

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: runner-up:

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Individual *La Liga Week 7 MVP: 2019–20

Futsal

*Spanish Futsal Championship U16: 2016 *Galician Futsal Championship U16: 2016

References

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