Alexia Putellas, often known mononymously as Alexia, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team.
She was born on February 4, 1994, in Mollet del Vallès, a municipality in the province of Barcelona.
Putellas has been a supporter of FC Barcelona since her early childhood and has a strong connection to the club.
She began her football career playing for Espanyol and Levante before joining Barcelona, and has also represented Catalonia.
Putellas plays as a left-sided attacking midfielder for both Barcelona and Spain.
She has achieved significant success in her career. She has won seven league titles, eight Copas de la Reina, two Supercopas de Espana, and a Champions League title with Barcelona.
Putellas has also received individual accolades, including two Ballons d’Or, two Best FIFA Women’s Player awards and two UEFA Women’s Player of the Year awards.
She suffered a devastating injury that ruled her out of Spain’s Euro 2022 campaign and most of the 2022-23 season:
However, it is unclear from the search results when exactly she returned from her injury or if she will play at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Putellas is the author of a pseudo-autobiographical children’s book series called “Alexia Superfutbolista”.
Alexia Putellas partner
According to multiple sources, Putellas is dating Olga Rios.
Alexia Putellas career
Putellas started playing football at a young age and joined the youth academy at Espanyol, making her senior debut for Espanyol in 2010 at the age of 16.
In 2012, she joined Levante, where she played for two seasons.
During her time there, Putellas won the Copa de la Reina and reached the final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
She returned to Espanyol in 2014 and played there for two seasons, helping the team win the Copa de la Reina in 2015.
In 2016, Putellas joined Barcelona, where she has played ever since.
She quickly became a key player for the team and has won numerous titles, including seven league titles, eight Copas de la Reina, two Supercopas de Espana and a Champions League title.
Putellas made her debut for the Spain national team in 2013 and has since become one of the team’s most important players.
She has captained the team and helped them reach the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Unfortunately, Putellas suffered a cruciate ligament injury in 2022 that ruled her out of most of the 2022-23 season and may prevent her from participating in the Euro Cup, Champions League and Women’s World Cup in 2023.