Laura del Río
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Laura del Río García is a Spanish
footballer currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of WPS
.
and the Copa de la Reina
. Del Río subsequently spent two seasons in CE Sabadell
and then returned to Levante, where she remained for the next four years, winning an additional League in 2008 and two more Cups.
In 2008 she left Levante to play abroad for the first time, playing in the W-League
for FC Indiana. She scored 33 goals in her two years in the W-League, making it into the All-League team. In summer 2009 she signed for European powerhouse 1.FFC Frankfurt. Starting the season as a reserve, she made herself a place in the starting eleven for a few weeks after scoring in three consecutive games coming from the bench. Overall she scored six goals in just 10 matches in the Bundesliga, as she left Frankfurt in December to sign for Boston Breakers
, marking her Women's Professional Soccer
debut. For the 2011 season
she transferred to Philadelphia Independence, with whom she reached the championship play-offs. In the final she missed the team's final penalty to finish runners-up.
, where Spain
made it to the final for the first time.
For many years Del Río was a key player of Spain's national team, scoring 40 goals in 39 games. Despite this she hasn't been called for the past few years following a clash with manager Ignacio Quereda.
Spain
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footballer currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of WPS
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
.
Club career
Laura del Río began her career at AD Torrejón in 1999 before moving to Levante UD the following year. In her two seasons in Valencia she won two doubles as Levante cruised through the Superliga FemeninaSuperliga Femenina
The Primera División, formely Superliga is the highest level of league competition for Spanish women's football. It is the female equivalent of the men's Primera División and is run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.-History:...
and the Copa de la Reina
Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The Copa de la Reina is an annual cup competition for Spanish women's association football teams organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Its first edition took place in 1983, five years before the Spanish women's league was created. Up to the creation of the women's league the winners...
. Del Río subsequently spent two seasons in CE Sabadell
CE Sabadell (women)
CE Sabadell Femenino is the women's football team of CE Sabadell.Sabadell was one of the founding members of the Spanish league in 1988. Fifteen years later they won their first national title, the 2003 Copa de la Reina...
and then returned to Levante, where she remained for the next four years, winning an additional League in 2008 and two more Cups.
In 2008 she left Levante to play abroad for the first time, playing in the W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
for FC Indiana. She scored 33 goals in her two years in the W-League, making it into the All-League team. In summer 2009 she signed for European powerhouse 1.FFC Frankfurt. Starting the season as a reserve, she made herself a place in the starting eleven for a few weeks after scoring in three consecutive games coming from the bench. Overall she scored six goals in just 10 matches in the Bundesliga, as she left Frankfurt in December to sign for Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers are an American professional soccer club based in Boston, Massachusetts which participate in Women's Professional Soccer. They replace the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, as the Boston area's professional women's soccer team...
, marking her Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
debut. For the 2011 season
2011 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season is the third season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States...
she transferred to Philadelphia Independence, with whom she reached the championship play-offs. In the final she missed the team's final penalty to finish runners-up.
International career
Laura del Río was the top scorer of the 2000 Under-18 EuroUEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. It is also a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying competition...
, where Spain
Spain women's national football team
The Spain women's national football team represents Spain in international women's football.-World Cup record:- Olympic Games record :- European Championship record :- U-20 :- U-19 :- U-18 :- U-17 :- Current squad :...
made it to the final for the first time.
For many years Del Río was a key player of Spain's national team, scoring 40 goals in 39 games. Despite this she hasn't been called for the past few years following a clash with manager Ignacio Quereda.
Honours
- International:
- 39 caps with the Spanish's Women's National Team
- Has recorded 40 goals with the Spanish WNT
- Played in 14 matches and scored 6 goals at the FIFA World Cup Championships
- Recorded 25 caps and 45 goals with Spain's U-19 Women's National Team
- Club:
- Played for FFC Frankfurt in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga league (2009–10)
- Scored 8 goals with 2 assists in 12 games for FFC Frankfurt
- Played for FC Indiana of the W-League (2008, 2009)
- Lead the W-League in goals with 18 and 4 assists in 2009
- 2009 W-League All-League Team
- 2009 All-Central Conference Team
- Was FC Indiana's top scorer with 15 goals and 13 assists (2008)
- Led her team to W-League Central Conference Championship (2008)
- Played for Levante UD in 2008-09 and scored 16 goals