Oihane Valdezate

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdezate and the second or maternal family name is Cabornero.

Oihane Valdezate

Personal information
Full name	Oihane Valdezate Cabornero
Date of birth	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Trapagaran, Spain[2]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder Central defender
Team information
Current team	Roma
Youth career
2010–2015	Pauldarrak
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Pauldarrak
2016–2019	Athletic Club B	73	(13)
2019–2023	Athletic Club	114	(6)
2023–	Roma	5	(1)
International career^‡
2018	Spain U19	2	(0)
2021–	Spain U23	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:17, 22 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:17, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Oihane Valdezate Cabornero (born 10 April 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder or central defender for Roma in the Italian Serie A. She began her senior career in her homeland at Athletic Club.

Club career

Valdezate started her career in the youth system at Pauldarrak (Barakaldo).[4] She joined Athletic Club in 2016 and made her debut for the first team on 13 April 2019, a 1–0 victory against Albacete.[5][6] In April 2020, she signed a contract extension with Athletic Club, keeping her at the club until 2023.[7] In the 2020–21 season, Valdezate was deployed in a number of different positions, including forward and central defender. Her usual position is midfielder.[8]

Valdezate departed Athletic in 2023 upon the expiry of her contract, moving to Italy to join reigning Serie A champions Roma on a three-year contract.[9]

International career

Valdezate made her debut for the Spain under-23 team (which only plays friendlies) in November 2021 against Norway and was soon a mainstay of the squad, with 14 appearances from a possible 15 by the end of 2023.

References

1. Oihane Valdezate at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
2. "Valdezate". BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
3. Jiménez, Mayca (25 April 2020). "El Athletic renueva a Oihane Valdezate, otra de sus promesas" [Athletic renews Oihane Valdezate, another of its prospects]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
4. "Valle". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
5. "El Athletic renueva a otra de sus promesas, Oihane Valdezate" [Athletic renews another of its prospects, Oihane Valdezate]. Deia (in Spanish). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. Garnández, Beatriz (13 April 2019). "Valdezate: «Es un sueño que llevo persiguiendo desde que empecé a jugar»" [Valdezate: "It's a dream I've been chasing since I started playing"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. Mallo, Juanma (25 April 2020). "Valdezate, uno de los valores de la cantera, renueva con el Athletic" [Valdezate, one of the values of the quarry, renews with Athletic]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
8. González, Laura (30 December 2020). "Valdezate, la más utilizada este curso por Villacampa" [Valdezate, the most used this course by Villacampa]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
9. Oihane Valdezate signs for Roma, AS Roma, 7 July 2023

External links

• Oihane Valdezate at Athletic Club
• Oihane Valdezate at ESPN FC
• Oihane Valdezate at FBref.com
• Oihane Valdezate at Soccerway