Summary
Cristina Vega Leandro (born 3 April 1981), also known as Keka, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder in England's WPL for Keynsham Town. She previously played in the Spanish First Division for Estudiantes Huelva, AD Torrejón and Rayo Vallecano, winning three championships and one national cup and playing the UEFA Champions League with the latter.[1]
 Keka in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristina Vega Leandro | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tres Cantos, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Keynsham Town LFC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tres Cantos | |||
| 2001–2004 | Estudiantes Huelva | ||
| 2004–2005 | Torrejón | ||
| 2005–2006 | Estudiantes Huelva | ||
| 2006–2013 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bristol Academy | ||
| 2015– | Keynsham Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
She has been a member of the Spain national team.[2]
Keka joined Bristol Academy on 1 August 2013, where she joined compatriots Laura del Río and Natalia Pablos.[3] At Bristol the trio were nicknamed "The Three Amigas".[4][5]
In January 2015, Keka moved to Keynsham Town to play in the FA Women's Premier League alongside former fellow Rayo Vallecano midfielder, Pilar García. She is currently amongst their leading scorers with six goals from five games.
References edit
- ^ Statistics in the 2011-12 Champions League, in UEFA's website
- ^ España dice adiós al Mundial con una goleada Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Royal Spanish Football Federation
- ^ "Bristol Academy: Spain's Keka signs for WSL 2013 campaign". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Iríbar, Amaya (17 March 2014). "Las 'three' amigas". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Delgado, Eugenio G. (28 September 2013). "'Las 3 amigas', a un triunfo de coronarse en la Superliga inglesa". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2020.