Alexia Putellas: Bio, Salary, Husband, Family, Age, Height, Facts

Quick Facts of Alexia Putellas

Name Alexia Putellas
Age 28 Years Old
Nick Name Alexia
Birth Name Alexia Putellas Segura
Birth Date 1994-02-04
Gender Female
Profession Footballer
Place Of Birth Mollet del Valles
Birth Nation Spain
Nationality Spanish
Famous For Ballon d’Or Feminin 2021 winner
Position Midfielder
First Club RCD Espanyol
Current Club FC Barcelona
Current City Barcelona
Current Club Country Spain
Jersey Number 11, 14
Awards Ballon d’Or Feminin 2021, UEFA Women’s Player of the Year 2020-21
Total Number of Awards Numerous
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg
Body Type Athletic
Eye Color Hazel
Hair Color Brown
Sexual Orientation Straight
Marital Status Not Married
Children None
Mother Elisabet “Eli” Segura Sabate
Father Jaume Putellas Rota
Ethnicity White
Religion Christianity
Horoscope Aquarius
Education Business Administration and Management
University Pompeu Fabra University
Career Start 2010
Source of Wealth Football (Contracts, Salaries, Endorsements)
Net Worth Around $1.5 million
Links Instagram

Football player Alexia Putellas Segura, also called Alexia Putellas, is from Spain. For both FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, Putellas is a midfielder. She is regarded as one of the top players in the world and captains Barcelona. She began playing football for Espanyol before joining Barcelona in 2012. In Barcelona, she received various club and individual awards. She has already won the UEFA Women’s Champions League, one Supercopa of Spain, six Copa de la Reinas, seven Copa Catalunyas, and five Primera Divisions.

She received many individual honors for her performances throughout the 2020–21 season, including the prestigious Ballon d’Or Feminine 2021. Putellas’ senior international debut in 2013. She has previously competed for Spain in three World Cups: the 2015 edition, the 2017 UEFA Women’s Euro, and the 2019 edition. Previously, she had taken home two UEFA Women’s U17 Championship titles.

How much is the Net worth of Alexia Putellas?

Alexia Putellas is one of the most accomplished football players in the world. She is regarded as one of the world’s top players. She began playing for Barcelona in 2012 and is now a member. To date, she has won a great deal of club awards and individual accolades. She earns a respectable wage in Barcelona. With Barcelona, she has a hefty deal. Sponsorships and endorsements provide her with additional cash. Nike is supporting her.

Alexia Putellas photo with a car and her ballon d’Ors. Via EuropaWire

In a 2019 commercial for Nike’s new PhantomVNM Boots, she scored the goal from the furthest distance at Camp Nou (100m). She represented Nike’s marketing efforts in Barcelona in 2019. She is a part of Team VISA and is sponsored by VISA as well. Also, she also holds a number of additional sponsorship agreements. In conclusion, Putellas enjoys financial success as a result of her football profession. Her current net worth is reportedly somewhere around $1.5 million.

Early Years and Bio

On February 4th, 1994, Alexia Putellas was born. Alexia Putellas Segura is her legal name at birth. Spain’s Mollet del Valles is where she was born. She is a citizen of Spain. Her mother Elisabet “Eli” Segura Sabate and her father Jaume Putellas Rota welcomed her into the world. Also, she practices Christianity and is of white ethnicity. She is an Aquarius by birth sign. She attended Pompeu Fabra University to study business administration and management. Also, she didn’t finish school though since she wanted to concentrate on her football career.

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Alexia Putellas with her father. Source: Instagram@alexiaps94

What is the Professional Career of Alexia Putellas?

Alexia Putellas was born into a basketball-playing family. She did begin playing football, nevertheless, at the young age of 6. She participated in CE Sabadell’s team from 2001 until 2005. Later, in 2005, she spent a year in the FC Barcelona youth academy. She joined RCD Espanyol’s youth program in 2006. Prior to being promoted to Espanyol’s first team in 2010, she spent four years playing for the club’s youth team. At the age of 16, she made her professional debut. She joined the team that captured the 2010 Copa de la Reina. She was also a member of the team that lost to Barcelona in the 2011 Copa de la Reina final.

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Alexia Putellas and Barcelona won continental treble in 2020-21. Source: Instagram@alexiaps94

At the age of 17, she then joined with Levante. She scored 15 goals in 34 games during her one and only season with the team, becoming its leading scorer for the 2011–12 campaign. Barcelona acquired the services of Putellas in 2012, a young and developing talent. In her first three seasons with the club (2012), 2013 (2014), and 2014 (2015), Putellas won three straight league championships. By 2021, she will have won seven Copa Catalunya, six Copa de la Reina, one UEFA Champions League, five Primera Divisions, and one Supercopa de Espaa. Three times, she has received the Copa de la Reina Final MVP award (2013, 2014, and 2021).

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Several times, she has been either Barcelona’s top or second-leading goal scorer. In 2018, she became Barcelona’s fourth captain. She was named the club’s second captain in 2019. After the club’s first captain spent the majority of the season on the bench, she was named the team’s first captain. She guided the team to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League final against Chelsea. She was selected for the Barcelona team for the championship game despite the injury. When Barcelona defeated Chelsea 4-0 in the championship match, she captured her first-ever UEFA Champions League trophy (on her second attempt).

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Alexia Putellas made her senior international debut in 2013. Source: Instagram@alexiaps94

She was eventually named UEFA Women’s Player of the Year, UEFA Women’s Champions League Midfielder of the Season, IFFHS Women’s Player of the Year, and IFFHS Women’s Playmaker of the Year for her outstanding performances throughout the 2020–21 season, having assisted her club Barcelona to a continental treble (Primera Division, Copa de la Reina, and UEFA Champions League). Additionally, she received the esteemed Ballon d’Or Feminin 2021. She trails Jennifer Hermoso in terms of goals scored for Barcelona all-time.
Spain’s Alexia Putellas

International Career

At various ages, Alexia Putellas has competed for the Spanish national team. She won the Spanish U14, U15, and U17 national championships with the Catalan national teams. She competed for Spain’s U17 team in 2010 and 2011, helping them to two UEFA Women’s U17 Championship victories. In both 2010 and 2011, Spain’s U17 squad advanced to the semifinal of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup with Putellas on the roster.  In the 2012 UEFA Women’s U19 Championship, she served as captain of the Spain U19 squad, which came in second place. 2012 saw her make her senior international debut against Denmark in a friendly game. In July 2013’s UEFA Women’s Championship match against England, she scored her first goal for a senior national team.

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Alexia Putellas won Ballon d’Or Feminin in 2021. Source: Instagram@alexiaps94

At the 2013 European Championship, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2017 UEFA Women’s Championship, and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, she competed for Spain’s women’s squad. With Spain, she won the Algarve Cup in 2017 and the Cyprus Cup in 2018. In 2015 and 2017, she received the Catalan Player of the Year award. Also, In 2020, she received the SheBelieves Cup Tournament MVP award. In 2021, she received the GOAL50 Women’s Player of the Year award. In 2021, she was selected Player of the Year for Spain’s women’s national team. She is one of the senior football team leaders for Spain. With 93 caps won in 2021, she holds the record for most appearances for Spain.

Who is the boyfriend of Alexia Putella?

Regarding her personal life, Alexia Putellas maintains a discreet existence. Whether she is dating anybody or not is unclear. There is currently no information known about her dating, relationships, or boyfriend.

 

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Body Stats: What is Alexia Putellas’s height?

Alexia Putellas is 5.8 feet (1.73 meters) tall, or 1.73 meters. Her physical weight is approximately 67 kg. Also, Her physique is sporty. Her brown hair complements her hazel eyes. She is straight in her sexuality.

Trivia

  • She has been a supporter of Barcelona since her early childhood.
  • As a child, she traveled with her father to watch Barcelona matches at Camp Nou.
  • She grew up idolizing Andres Iniesta, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Louisa Necib.
  • Her father died in 2012. She occasionally dedicates her goal to her late father, pointing her fingers to the sky and look up.
  • She wears jersey number 11 at Barcelona.
  • Her spectacular solo goal against Prainsa Zaragoza in the 2013 Copa de la Reina final went viral.
  • She is the first player to ever score at the Estadi Johan Cruyff.
  • She is the first female player to score a competitive goal at Camp Nou.
  • She was the highest-scoring midfielder in Europe for the 2020-21 season with 26 goals in all competitions.
  • She began wearing Virginia Torrecilla’s jersey number 14 after Torrecilla was diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Her original jersey number is 11.
  • She has been named to Futbol Draft’s Best XI five times.
  • She is a left-footed player.
  • Barcelona legend Andrés Iniesta has called Putellas a “role model”.