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Football · Midfielder
Alexia Putellas
A source-linked record of Barcelona and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas, spanning central creation, scoring, major titles and return from injury.
SpainBorn 4 February 1994
Current statusAs of UEFA’s 8 July 2026 career feature, Putellas had left FC Barcelona after 14 seasons and joined London City Lionesses; UEFA’s 2025 player page identifies her as a Spain midfielder.
The verified profile
Putellas’s dossier rewards attention to positional adaptability and recovery. Barcelona used her centrally, on the left, and as a false nine before a cruciate-ligament injury removed most of the 2022–23 season. Her return coincided with Barcelona sealing the league, and she later resumed Spain’s starting lineup after another serious knee injury. Four Champions League titles and the move to London City Lionesses complete a career chapter that keeps evolving.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5How to read the player
Putellas’s 508 Barcelona appearances and 232 goals across the 2012–2026 spell show sustained attacking production from midfield. Spain’s 114-cap record, reported in April 2024, adds international reach, while every-match involvement in the 2023 World Cup win situates that role at a major tournament. Four Champions League titles and consecutive Ballon d’Or Féminin wins in 2021 and 2022 underline the breadth of team and individual recognition.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U verification deskCareer, life and public work
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Appearances
Career appearances across her 2012–2026 Barcelona spell.
Goals
Career goals across her 2012–2026 Barcelona spell.
Senior caps
RFEF described her as Spain women’s all-time appearance leader at this total.
Milestone caps
Reached 100 caps against Italy, scoring the equaliser.
Appearances
Matches played for Spain in the final tournament.
Goals
Goals scored for Spain in the final tournament.
Assists
Assists recorded for Spain in the final tournament.
Personal background
Alexia Putellas was born in Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona, in 1994. UEFA records that she joined Sabadell at seven, developed at Espanyol, spent 2011/12 at Levante and moved to Barcelona in 2012 at 18.
Professional journey
Putellas became a regular at Barcelona after joining in 2012 and later led the side as captain. UEFA states that she left after 14 seasons and joined London City Lionesses in 2026, while Barcelona’s career profile credits her with 508 appearances and 232 goals over her 2012–2026 spell.
Playing career
Putellas made her senior Spain debut in June 2013 and reached 100 caps in July 2022. She returned from a 2022 cruciate-ligament injury in time to play in each match of Spain’s 2023 World Cup-winning run; the RFEF called her the national side’s most-capped player at 114 in April 2024.
Playing style
Putellas has been used as a central creator but also from the left and as a false nine. Across those roles, she links midfield possession to attacking positions and supplies both progression and a goal threat.
For separate midfield context, explore Aitana Bonmatí’s Barcelona and Spain midfield profile or the women’s football desk. Contextual references reopened 13 October 2026. Barcelona totals cover the 2012–2026 spell; the 114 Spain caps are an April 2024 snapshot. Original statistical and source-record dates are retained. Injury and return references are historical, not a current fitness assessment.
Setbacks and comebacks
A cruciate-ligament injury on the eve of UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 kept Putellas out for most of 2022/23; Barcelona records her return on 30 April 2023. The RFEF later documented another serious left-knee injury and her return to Spain’s starting line-up in April 2024.
Post-playing work
No post-playing role is included: Putellas remains an active professional footballer in UEFA’s 2026 career update.
Public ventures and foundations
No verified public venture included
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Espanyol senior debut
Made her senior debut for Espanyol at 16.
UEFA - Joined FC Barcelona
Joined Barcelona from Levante at age 18.
FC Barcelona - First Champions League title as captain
Lifted Barcelona’s first UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy as captain.
UEFA - 100 Spain caps
Reached 100 caps for Spain against Italy.
UEFA - Barcelona return
Returned from the 2022 knee injury on the day Barcelona clinched the league.
FC Barcelona - FIFA Women’s World Cup champion
Played in Spain’s World Cup final victory over England.
UEFA
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
UEFA Women’s Champions League winner
Won four UEFA Women’s Champions League titles with FC Barcelona.
FIFA Women’s World Cup winner
Played in every match of Spain’s 2023 World Cup-winning run.
Ballon d’Or Féminin winner
Became the first player to win the award in consecutive years, in 2021 and 2022.
The Best FIFA Women’s Player
Won the FIFA award for a second consecutive year in 2022.
UEFA Women’s Player of the Year
Won UEFA’s award in 2021 and 2022, the first back-to-back winner.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
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- 01UEFA
How brilliant is Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas?
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 02UEFA
Alexia Putellas Stats 2025
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 03FC Barcelona
Alexia Putellas
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 04Royal Spanish Football Federation
Alexia: “I love football”
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 05FIFA
Alexia Putellas and Lionel Messi crowned The Best of 2022 at awards ceremony in Paris
Accessed 2026-09-17