Athenea del Castillo
Athenea del Castillo is a Spanish winger, Real Madrid captain and 2023 World Cup winner with Spain, known for taking on defenders on either flank.
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Known for
- FIFA Women’s World CupSpain’s first Women’s World Cup title2023 · Spain squad member
- UEFA Women’s EUROThe Euro quarter-final opener against Switzerland2025 · Goalscorer in a 2-0 win
- A curling finish against Italy2025 · Euro group-stage goalscorer
UEFA - Real Madrid200 appearances for Real Madrid2026 · Second player to reach the milestone
Overview
- Full name
- Athenea del Castillo Beivide
- Born
- 24 October 2000, Solares, Cantabria, Spain
- Position
- Winger / forward
- Club
- Real Madrid, joined in 2021
- Senior Spain debut
- 23 October 2020, against the Czech Republic
- Breakout recognition
- 2022 Arnold Clark Cup player of the tournament
Mini bio
How it started.
Athenea grew up in Solares, Cantabria, and remembers playing football with classmates at school. In a 2020 interview, she said she joined a boys’ team at eight. Her path took her through Ave Fénix Racing and Racing Women before she moved to Deportivo Abanca in 2019.
Finding her stage.
She joined Real Madrid in 2021 after two seasons at Deportivo. A winger comfortable on either flank, she brings direct running and one-on-one dribbling. Spain gave her a senior debut in October 2020, and she earned the player-of-the-tournament award at the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.
With Spain and Madrid.
Athenea was part of Spain’s 2018 Under-19 European Championship-winning side and the squad that won the country’s first Women’s World Cup in 2023. At Euro 2025 she scored against Italy and Switzerland. By November 2026, Real Madrid described her as captain and celebrated her 150th league appearance.
Creditschronological, newest first
Club football
- 2021–presentReal MadridForward; captain by November 2026
- 2019–2021Deportivo AbancaForward
- 2017–2019C. D. E. Racing WomenPlayer
- 2013–2017Ave Fénix RacingPlayer
Spain
- 2025UEFA Women’s EUROGoalscorer against Italy and Switzerland
- 2023FIFA Women’s World CupWorld champion with Spain
- 2020Senior international debutSubstitute against the Czech Republic on 23 October
- 2018UEFA Women’s Under-19 ChampionshipEuropean champion with Spain
Awards
- FIFA Women’s World Cup winner2023 · Spain beat England 1-0 in the final; Athenea was a member of the winning squad.
- Arnold Clark Cup player of the tournament2022 · Named the tournament’s MVP for her performances with Spain.
- UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship winner2018 · Part of the Spain side that beat Germany in the final.
Quotes
Mi primera experiencia con el fútbol fue en el colegio jugando con mis compañerosAthenea del Castillo, adidas interview published by Real Madrid
Recalling her first experiences of football in a 2023 interview. In English: “My first experience of football was at school playing with my classmates.”
Trivia
- Her senior Spain debut came the day before her 20th birthday, on 23 October 2020, according to the RFEF.
- FIFA’s 2023 profile describes her matchday habit of putting on her left sock before her right.
- In her adidas interview, she said she often stays after training to practise crosses and finishing.
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