Irene Paredes

Irene Paredes

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Personal information
Full name	Irene Paredes Hernández
Date of birth	(1991-07-04) 4 July 1991
Place of birth	Legazpi, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Athletic Bilbao
Number	4
Youth career
2005–2006	Ilintxa
2006–2007	Urola
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	CD Zarautz
2008–2011	Real Sociedad
2011–	Athletic Bilbao	118	(17)
International career
2011–	Spain	33	(1)
2012–	Basque Country	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Irene Paredes Hernández (born 4 July 1991 in Legazpi) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain women's national football team.

International career

She played her first minutes for the Spanish national team in November 2011 against Romania. In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Paredes as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden. At the tournament, she scored an unfortunate own goal in Spain's 3–1 quarter-final defeat to Norway. On 27 October 2013, she scored her first goal for Spain, in a 6–0 home win against Estonia at a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match. She was also called up to be part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first:

Irene Paredes – goals for Spain
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 October 2013	Ciudad Deportiva Collado Villalba, Spain	Estonia	6–0	6–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

External links

• Irene Paredes – FIFA competition record
• Irene Paredes – UEFA competition record
• Profile at Athletic Bilbao
• Irene Paredes at Soccerway