Estefanía Banini
Argentine footballer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Estefanía Romina Banini Ruiz (born 21 June 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid. She capped for the Argentina women's national team.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Banini and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
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Full name | Estefanía Romina Banini Ruiz[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Washington Spirit | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Valencia | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Washington Spirit | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Levante (loan) | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Levante | 43 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2023 | Argentina | 53[2] | (13) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 30 November 2021 (UTC) |
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Banini has previously spent four seasons with Colo-Colo of the Chilean women's football championship, two seasons with the Spirit, and a season with Valencia.[3][4] Banini was previously a member of the Argentine women's national team, captaining the team in their second ever World Cup campaign in 2019.[5] She is often referred to as the female equivalent of male football star Lionel Messi and the Marta of Argentina.[6][7][8][9]