Irene del Río

Del Río played for Real Oviedo for 12 seasons,^[2] and was later the team's captain.^[3] She made her debut for Oviedo in the Superliga Femenina at the age of 15.^[4] In 2011, she won the Quini award for being the top Asturian goal scorer in the 2010–11 season,^[5] and also the Women's Draft Football Award for best under-20 player.^[6]

In June 2015, she signed for Primera División champions Barcelona.^[2][3] She was the second Asturian to play for Barcelona, after Montse Tomé.^[7] She played for Barcelona in the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, where they reached the quarter finals before being beaten by Paris Saint-Germain Féminine.^[8] She came on as a substitute in the first leg of the quarter final, which finished 0–0.^[9] She was in the Barcelona team that lost the 2016 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol Final to Atlético Madrid Femenino,^[10][11] and won the 2017 Final.^[10][12] Whilst she was playing for Barcelona, they finished second in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Primera División seasons.^[10]

Del Río has played for Spain under-17s and Spain under-19s.^[13] She made her debut for Spain under-17s at the age of 15.^[4] In 2009, she trained with the under-19 team at La Ciudad del Fútbol. At the time, she had previously appeared in under-19 matches against France under-19s and Lithuania under-19s.^[14] In 2011, del Río was called up to the senior squad; she was the only player in the squad who did not play in the Primera División, as Real Oviedo played in the Segunda División Pro at the time.^[13] Del Río was in the extended pre-squad list for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, but was not selected in the final squad for the tournament.^[3]

After retiring from football, del Río worked as a physical trainer for FC Barcelona Femení during the 2019–20 season.^[15]

Del Río is from Asturias, Spain.^[2][13] At school, she was the only girl who played football.^[8][16] As a youngster, del Río undertook rhythmic gymnastics.^[4]