Estefania Banini
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Estefanía Romina Banini Ruíz | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Valencia | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Washington Spirit | 19 | (5) |
| 2016– | Valencia | ||
| National team | |||
| Argentina | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Estefanía Romina Banini Ruíz (born 21 June 1990) is an Argentine football forward who plays for Valencia. She previously spent four seasons with Colo-Colo of the Chilean women's football championship and two seasons with American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Washington Spirit. Banini is a member of the Argentine women's national team. She is often referred to as the female equivalent of male football star Lionel Messi and the Marta of Argentina.
Banini played for Colo-Colo in Chile from 2011 to 2014. In December 2014, she captained the team to win its ninth consecutive national title after scoring twice and defeating Santiago Morning 3–1.
In January 2015, it was announced that Banini had signed with the Washington Spirit for the third season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Of her signing, Spirit head coach Mark Parsons said, "Estefania is an exceptional talent and I do not think there is a player like her in the league. She is going to give the team a very different dynamic and provide us with real quality in the final third." She played and started in the first four games of the 2015 season before sustaining an injury which sidelined her for the rest of the year. Banini came back strong mid way through the 2016 season, scoring five goals in a seven game period before sustaining another injury. The Argentine was awarded the Spirit 2016 Golden Boot award, NWSL Goal of the Week for Week 13, NWSL Player of the Week for Week 13, and NWSL Player of the Month for July.
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