Sara Ortega
Spanish footballer (born 2005)
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Sara Ortega Ruiz (born 20 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Ortega Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Club | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Comillas | ||
| 2019–2020 | Athletic Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Athletic Club C | 14 | (3) |
| 2020– | Athletic Club B | 70 | (14) |
| 2021– | Athletic Club | 69 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Spain U19 | 7 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Ortega started her career at Comillas' academy.[4] Ortega made her senior debut in the Copa de la Reina against Racing in January 2022 at only 16 years old, scoring a goal after coming on as a substitute. She became the first woman to debut for Athletic Club at 16 years of age since Leyre Monente in 2016.[5] In February, she then debuted in the Primera División against Eibar.[6]
International career
In January 2020, Ortega received a call up to join the Spain under-16 team for training.[7] Ortega made her debut for the Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Iceland.[8] She was a member of the squads which finished runners-up at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, then won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
She subsequently moved up to the under 19s, and won the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[9][10] Her progression at club and international levels closely mirrored her teammate and friend Jone Amezaga.[11]