Ane Elexpuru

Ane Elexpuru Añorga (born 2 May 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back or right winger for Athletic Club.

Club career
Elexpuru joined Athletic Club's academy from Bizkerre in 2018, aged 15. She was immediately assigned to the B-team and was a regular in the side for the next five seasons, amassing well over 100 appearances in the second tier (her expected progression to the main squad was delayed mainly due to the good form of Ane Azkona and Oihane Hernández in the right-sided positions). She also continued to pursue her education, attending the University of the Basque Country to study teaching.

She made her professional debut in the Liga F as a starter against Real Madrid Femenino in October 2022, aged 19; she was mainly used as a substitute in the 2022–23 Liga F campaign, continuing to feature for the reserves in around half of their fixtures. Ahead of the 2023–24 Liga F, with Oihane having moved on to Real Madrid, Elexpuru was promoted officially to the main squad.

International career
Elexpuru made her debut for the Spain under-17 team in 2019 against Slovakia, one of four appearances that year. After a hiatus due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was first capped at under-19 level in October 2021. She became a regular in the team and was a member of the squads which won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in the Czech Republic (scoring in a win over the hosts then in the final against Norway) followed by the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica (alongside clubmates Clara Pinedo and Maite Zubieta).

Honours
Spain U19
 * UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2022

Spain U20
 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2022