Naiara Beristain

Naiara Beristain
	Beristain with Real Sociedad, 2017
Personal information
Full name	Naiara Beristain González
Date of birth	4 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Getxo, Spain
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007	Leioa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Athletic Club B
2008–2012	Athletic Club
2012–2014	Real Sociedad
2014–2016	Valencia
2016–2018	Real Sociedad
2018–2020	Valencia
International career
2010–2011	Spain U19
2014–	Basque Country
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020

Naiara Beristain González (born 4 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Beristain made her debut in the

Real Sociedad, becoming the first female player to move in that direction between the local rival clubs.^[2]

She left the

Valencia in 2014,^[3] but returned to Real Sociedad two years later.^[4] She moved to Valencia again in 2018 on a two-year contract.^[5]

She participated in the

2011 Under-19 Euro, where she scored an equalizer in Spain's first match against the Netherlands.^[6]

^ Naiara Beristain, Athletic Bilbao
^ "Real Sociedad | Fichan a Naiara Beristain y Ainhoa Vicente" [Real Sociedad signs Naiara Beristain and Ainhoa Vicente] (in Spanish). Gara. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Naiara Beristain, la mujer que se hizo futbolista gracias al Olentzero" [Naiara Beristain, the woman who became a footballer thanks to Olentzero] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Naiara Beristain vuelve a la Real femenina" [Naiara Beristain returns to the Real women] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Naiara Beristain: "Mi familia no quería que jugara al fútbol"" [Naiara Beristain: "My family didn't want me to play football"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ Netherlands and Spain make their point, UEFA, 30 May 2011