Ane Azkona

Ane Azkona Fuente is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Athletic Club and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

A keen rock climber and ballerina as a child, Azkona started her career playing futsal for Gazte Berriak, a team based in Ansoain. Following this, she spent a year at Ardoi before signing for Athletic Club aged 18. On 13 January 2019, she scored her first league goal for Athletic, in the 94th minute of a match against Sporting de Huelva. In the 2019–20 Primera División season, she provided more assists than any other Athletic player and signed a new three-year contract with the club at the end of that season.
On 10 June 2020, it was announced that she had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during a training session. She returned from this injury over eight months later. She became an increasingly important member of the team over the subsequent seasons as other players departed; in March 2023 she agreed a new contract running to 2026.

International career

Azkona was part of the Spain under-19 squad which won the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In October 2019, she was called up to the inaugural squad for España Promesas, along with two clubmates. She made her full debut as a late substitute in a 2–0 friendly victory over the United States in October 2022.