Mapi León
Personal information | |||
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Full name | María Pilar León Cebrián | ||
Date of birth | 13 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left fullback, centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Prainsa Zaragoza B | ||
2011–2013 | Prainsa Zaragoza | ||
2013–2014 | Espanyol | ||
2014–2017 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2017– | Barcelona | ||
International career | |||
2016– | Spain | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name 2 María Pilar León Cebrián (born 13 June 1995), commonly known as Mapi León, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national team.
Career
After playing a first year in the Spanish Primera División with Prainsa Zaragoza, Mapi joined RCD Espanyol[1] in 2013, where she remained until only one season, before signing to Atlético de Madrid.[2]
On 24 August 2017, León was transferred to Barcelona by €50,000, becoming the first paid transfer in the history of the Spanish women's football.[3]
International career
Her match debut happened on 15 September 2016, coming on as a substitute during Spain's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 13–0 win against Montenegro in Las Rozas de Madrid.
Honours
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: Winner 2016
- Algarve Cup: Winner 2017
Personal life
León is openly lesbian.[4]
References
- ^ Mapi León and Cláudia Neto, news signings for the Espanyol
- ^ "La zaragozana María León ficha por el Atlético de Madrid" [Zaragozan Mapi León signs for Atlético de Madrid] (in Spanish). Espíritu Deportivo. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "La aragonesa Mapi León firma por el Barça" [Aragonese Mapi León signs for Barça] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Mapi León: "Ya nos tocaba no estar a la sombra"" [Mapi León: "It was already our turn not to be in the shade"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
I do not need to shout to everyone that I am a lesbian, but I do believe that society needed it
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zaragoza
- Spanish women's footballers
- Aragonese footballers
- Primera División (women) players
- Zaragoza CFF players
- RCD Espanyol Femenino players
- Atlético Madrid Femenino players
- FC Barcelona (women) players
- Spain women's international footballers
- Lesbian sportswomen
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT sportspeople from Spain
- Women's association football defenders