_(cropped).jpg) Lete withReal Sociedad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elene Lete Para | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-05-07)7 May 2002 (age 22)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zumarraga, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Urola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Urola | ||
| 2018–2021 | Real Sociedad B | ||
| 2019– | Real Sociedad | 50 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Spain U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Spain | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:49, 22 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:49, 22 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Elene Lete Para (born 7 May 2002) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forLiga F clubReal Sociedad and theSpain national team.
Lete started playing football in school at the Colegio La Salle Legazpi as a striker. Once she started playing forUrola KE [es], her local team inZumarraga, she discovered her skill at goalkeeping, and began her career there.[3][4][5] In 2018 she was signed byReal Sociedad and was the starting goalkeeper for their reserve team. In 2019 she became the substitute goalkeeper for the main team[6] and was part of the squad that won theCopa de la Reina. She made her debut in the Primera División on 30 May 2021 against Santa Teresa.[3] AfterMariasun Quiñones transferred toAthletic Club a month later, Lete became the starting goalkeeper.
Lete won theZamora trophy for the 2021–22 season as Real Sociedad finished runners-up and achieved their first qualification for the Champions League; she kept a clean sheet in eleven matches and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game. In February 2023, the club announced that it would renew Lete's contract through to the end of the 2024–25 season. As goalkeeper she was key to the "txuri-urdin" squad, althoughAdriana Nanclares kept goal in some matches.[7]
Lete has been selected for Spain in the Under-17, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-23 categories.[3][8] She was set to be involved in the2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup, however a leg injury forced her to withdraw from the squad.[9]
In 2023 Lete was selected for theSpain senior team[10] and made her debut against theCzech Republic, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win. However, she did not make the final selection for the2023 FIFA World Cup squad.[11]
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