Alexia Putellas - report
Spanish footballer (born 1994)
Alexia Putellas Segura, often known mononymously as Alexia, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona, which she captains, and the Spain women's national team, which she has captained. She previously played for Espanyol and Levante, and has represented Catalonia. Having won all major club and individual awards available to a European player by 2022, she is widely regarded as the best contemporary female footballer in the world, and one of the greatest of all time. In 2022, women's football reporter Asif Burhan wrote that Putellas' "dedication to the sport has revolutionized the women's game."