Del Río playing for 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laura del Río García | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Washington Spirit | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | AD Torrejón | ||
2000–2002 | Levante UD | ||
2002–2004 | CE Sabadell | ||
2004–2008 | Levante UD | ||
2008–2009 | FC Indiana | ||
2009–2010 | 1.FFC Frankfurt | 10 | (6) |
2010 | Boston Breakers | 21 | (1) |
2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 15 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Bristol Academy | 47 | (14) |
2015– | Washington Spirit | ||
National team | |||
Spain U-19 | 25? | (45?) | |
Spain | 39? | (40?) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2012. |
Laura del Río García (born 5 February 1982 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer currently playing for Washington Spirit in the USA's NWSL. She used to play for Bristol Academy in England's FA WSL. Prior to that, she played for AD Torrejón, CE Sabadell and Levante UD in the Spanish Superleague, FC Indiana in the W-League, 1.FFC Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga, and Boston Breakers and Philadelphia Independence in the WPS. Del Río scored 40 goals in 39 appearances for the senior Spain women's national football team, before a dispute with the coach caused her to quit the national team.
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 Femenina and the Copa de la Reina. Del Río subsequently spent two seasons at 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.