Arene Altonaga

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| name = Arene

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| fullname = Arene Altonaga Etxebarria

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1993|02|25}}

| birth_place = Sondika, Spain

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| height = 1.59m

| currentclub = Eibar

| clubnumber = 7

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lauro Ikastola

| youthyears2 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs2 = Pauldarrak

| years1 = 2008–2014 | clubs1 = Athletic B | caps1 = 89 |goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2009–2015 | clubs2 = Athletic Bilbao| caps2 = 13 |goals2 = 0

| years3= 2015–2017 | clubs3= Oiartzun | caps3 = 46 |goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2017–2018| clubs4 = Zaragoza | caps4= 25 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–| clubs5= Eibar | caps5= 127+ |goals5= 1+

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|nationalyears1 = 2010

|nationalteam1 = Spain U17

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2011

|nationalteam2 = Spain U19

|nationalcaps2 = 2

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2022–

|nationalteam3 = Basque Country

|nationalcaps3 = 1

|nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 28 October 2024

| ntupdate = 21:08, 16 December 2023 (UTC)~

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Arene Altonaga Etxebarria (born 25 February 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Eibar as a midfielder.[https://www.sdeibar.com/jugador/arene-altonaga Arene Altonaga], SD Eibar (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021{{cite web |url=https://sdeibar.diariovasco.com/arene-quiere-derbi-20210924194956-nt.html|title=Arene quiere que el derbi ante el Athletic sirva para mostrar que «aquí está el Eibar»|trans-title=Arene wants the derby against Athletic to show that "here is Eibar" |publisher=El Diario Vasco |date=24 September 2021|access-date=20 October 2021|language=es}}

She began her senior career at Athletic Bilbao and made her Primera División debut one week after her 16th birthday in 2009; however, her progress was stalled by injury and appearances at that level were infrequent – she played mainly for the B team before leaving the club in 2015. She then spent two seasons with Oiartzun{{cite web |url=https://www.naiz.eus/en/hemeroteca/gara/editions/2015-09-07/hemeroteca_articles/el-debut-del-oiartzun-se-salda-con-sabor-agridulce?slug=el-debut-del-oiartzun-se-salda-con-sabor-agridulce|title=El debut del Oiartzun se salda con sabor agridulce|trans-title=Oiartzun's debut ends with a bittersweet taste |publisher=Naiz|date=7 September 2015|access-date=21 October 2021|language=es}}{{cite web |url=https://aikor.eus/txorierri/1477496774395-arene-altonaga-oiartzun-taldeko-futbolaria-gogo|title=Arene Altonaga, Oiartzun taldeko futbolaria|trans-title=Arene Altonaga, footballer of the Oiartzun team |publisher=Aikor|date=22 April 2016|access-date=21 October 2021|language=eu}} and one with Zaragoza[https://www.txapeldunak.com/cas/futbol_femenino/jugadora.asp?id=1109 Arene], Txapeldunak (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021 (suffering relegation from the top tier with both clubs in successive years){{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-femenino/2017/05/21/59216000468aeb304e8b45de.html|title=El Oiartzun acompaña al Tacuense a Segunda división|trans-title=Oiartzun accompanies Tacuense to Second division |publisher=Marca|date=21 May 2018|access-date=21 October 2021|language=es}} prior to joining Eibar in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/gipuzkoa/primera-iberdrola/1239123-arene-altonaga-el-equipo-esta-fuerte|title=Arene Altonaga: "El equipo está fuerte"|trans-title=Arene Altonaga: "The team is strong"|publisher=El Desmarque|date=16 October 2018|access-date=20 October 2021|language=es|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020191140/https://eldesmarque.com/gipuzkoa/primera-iberdrola/1239123-arene-altonaga-el-equipo-esta-fuerte|url-status=dead}}

Arene played a minor role in the Eibar squad which gained promotion to the Primera in the 2019–20 season, having suffered a serious injury (rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament of her right knee) at the end of the previous campaign in a Copa Euskal Herria match against her former club Athletic.{{cite web |url=https://www.sdeibar.com/noticia/arene-sufre-una-rotura-de-ligamento-cruzado-y-menisco-interno|title=Arene sufre una rotura de ligamento cruzado y menisco interno|trans-title=Arene suffers a torn cruciate ligament and internal meniscus |publisher=SD Eibar |date=31 May 2021|access-date=20 October 2021|language=es}} She had experienced a similar injury as a teenager. At the end of that season an agreement was reached to extend her contract until 2022.{{cite web |url=https://reinasdelbalon.com/arene-altonaga-sera-armera-hasta-2022/|title=Arene Altonaga sera armera hasta 2022|trans-title=Arene Altonaga will be a gunsmith until 2022 |publisher=Reinas del Balón|date=3 July 2020|access-date=21 October 2021|language=es}} Following the departure of Sheila Elorza in 2023, Arene was named as Eibar captain for the club's upcoming campaign back in the top division.{{cite web |url=https://www.sdeibar.com/eu/news/arene-altonaga-lan-ona-egiten-ari-gara-denboraldi-hasieratik-eta-izan-nahi-dugun-eibar-bilakatzen|title=Arene Altonaga: "Lan ona egiten ari gara denboraldi hasieratik eta izan nahi dugun Eibar bilakatzen"|trans-title=Arene Altonaga: "We have been doing a good job since the beginning of the season and becoming the Eibar we want to be" |publisher=SD Eibar|date=31 January 2024|access-date=19 May 2024|language=eu}}

Arene has been selected for the unofficial Basque Country women's national football team which plays only occasionally, making her first appearance in December 2022 against Chile.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eitb.eus/es/deportes/futbol/detalle/9052739/la-euskal-selekzioa-logra-contundente-victoria-ante-chile-30/|title=La Euskal Selekzioa logra una contundente victoria ante Chile (3-0)|date=21 December 2022|website=EITB |trans-title=The Basque Selection achieves a resounding victory against Chile (3-0)|language=es}}