Erika Vázquez

Erika Vázquez Morales (born 16 February 1983), known simply as Erika, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team.

Erika Vázquez
Personal information
Full name Erika Vázquez Morales[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-16) 16 February 1983[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Navarre, Spain[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Lagunak
2004–2010 Athletic Bilbao 138 (115)
2010–2011 Espanyol 27 (22)
2011– Athletic Bilbao 179 (112)
National team
Spain U19
2003–2016 Spain 47 (7)
2007– Basque Country 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

She has also played for the Basque Country women's national team.

Club career

With over 200 goals in the Primera División (women) and 18 more in three UEFA Women's Champions League campaigns[2] she is Athletic Bilbao's all-time top scorer.[3]

International career

She has been playing for Spain since the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification.[4] In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Erika as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[5] She was also part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Official international goals

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao

Lagunak

References
  1. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Erika profile". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. Archived 12 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Diario de Navarra
  4. Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. El Presidente Sanz recibe al Lagunak tras su ascenso a la máxima competición nacional Gobierno de Navarra
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