Irene Guerrero
![]() Irene Guerrero playing for Club Atlético de Madrid in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Irene Guerrero Sanmartín[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 December 1996||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seville, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2020 | Real Betis | 106 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Levante | 46 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Manchester United | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019– | Spain | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2023 |
Irene Guerrero Sanmartín (born 12 December 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Spain national team.
Club career
Real Betis
In 2012, Guerrero joined the newly formed Real Betis, the club she grew up supporting. She made her senior debut with the team while playing in the second division. She made over 100 appearances for the club, helping earn promotion to the first division during the 2015–16 Segunda División. For the club's debut season in the 2016–17, Guerrero was named captain at the age of 19.[4] She was the only player on the team to play in all 30 games and scored three goals at the team finished comfortably mid-table in 11th.
Levante
In 2020, Guerrero was recruited by her former Betis coach María Pry who had joined Levante UD the previous season. On 18 August 2021, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut during the first qualifying round, starting in a 2–1 victory over Celtic.[5]
Atlético Madrid
She joined Atlético Madrid in June 2022.[6] On 27 May 2023, Guerrero won her first competitive senior trophy as Atlético Madrid lifted the 2022–23 Copa de la Reina, beating rivals Real Madrid on penalties following a 2–2 draw. Guerrero was a 57th-minute substitute with Atlético trailing 2–0 and scored in the penalty shootout.[7]
Manchester United
In September 2023, she signed for Manchester United.[8]
International career
Irene made her senior debut for Spain on 5 April 2019 as an 85th-minute substitute in a 2–1 friendly victory over Brazil. She scored her first international goal on 17 May 2019 on her second appearance as part of a 4–0 friendly victory over Cameroon. Guerrero was selected to represent Spain at UEFA Women's Euro 2022, making two appearances, once as a substitute and once as a starter. Spain reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by England. The following summer she was named to the team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Guerrero made three appearances, all as a substitute, as Spain won the tournament, beating England in the final. However, in the wake of the Rubiales affair, Guerrero was one of the 81 players who signed a letter denouncing abuse in the RFEF and saying they would boycott the national team until its leadership changed.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 March 2024[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Betis | 2012–13 | Segunda División | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
2013–14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
2014–15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
2015–16 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
2017–18 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
2018–19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
Total | 106 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 6 | ||
Levante | 2020–21 | Primera División | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
Total | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 2022–23 | Liga F | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Manchester United | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 178 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 10 |
- ^ Includes the Copa de la Reina and Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Includes the Supercopa de España
International
- As of match played 11 August 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 1 | |
2022 | 7 | 2 | |
2023 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 26 | 5 |
- As of 29 June 2023
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guerrero goal.
No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 May 2019 | 2 | Estadio Pedro Escartín, Guadalajara, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2 | 16 September 2021 | 7 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ![]() |
2–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 25 June 2022 | 13 | Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain | ![]() |
6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
4 | 7–0 | ||||||
5 | 29 June 2023 | 23 | Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spain | ![]() |
4–0 | 7–0 |
Honours
Atlético Madrid
Manchester United
Spain
References
- ^ a b c Irene Guerrero at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Irene Guerrero – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "Women squad". Real Betis. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Menayo, David; Casa, Javier de la (11 October 2016). "Fútbol Femenino: Irene Guerrero, la mujer a la que Gordillo convenció para ser futbolista". Marca.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Levante-Celtic | UEFA Women's Champions League 2021/22". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Irene Guerrero moves to Atlético Madrid". Footbalada. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "El Atlético remonta al Madrid y gana la Copa de la Reina en los penaltis". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Manchester United transfer news: Irene Guerrero joins from Atletico Madrid". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Hermoso 'didn't consent' as players refuse to play". BBC Sport.
- ^ "I. Guerrero - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (12 May 2024). "Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
- Irene Guerrero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Women's association football midfielders
- Spanish women's footballers
- Footballers from Seville
- Spain women's international footballers
- Liga F players
- Manchester United W.F.C. players
- Atlético Madrid Femenino players
- Levante UD Femenino players
- Real Betis Féminas players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- 21st-century Spanish women
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players