Jone Amezaga
{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jone Amezaga
| fullname = Jone Amezaga Martínez
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|01|02}}{{Soccerway|id=657887|accessdate=4 September 2023}}
| birth_place = Zalla, Spain{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=27389|title=Amezaga|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=4 September 2023}}
| height = 1.69m
| position = {{ublist|Forward|Left winger}}
| currentclub = Athletic Club
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Pauldarrak
| youthyears2 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs2 = Athletic Club
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Athletic Club C
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = Athletic Club B
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Athletic Club
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalteam1 = Spain U16
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam2 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = Spain U19
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| pcupdate = 17 May 2024
| ntupdate = 12 December 2023
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|2022 India|}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2023 Belgium|}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina|}}
}}
Jone Amezaga Martínez{{family name footnote|Amezaga|Martínez|lang=Spanish}} (born 2 January 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Athletic Club.
Club career
Amezaga started her career with Pauldarrak and joined Athletic Club's academy aged 12.{{cite web |url=https://www.txapeldunak.com/es/jone-amezaga-martinez/jugadora/16598/|title=Amezaga|website=Txapeldunak|access-date=4 September 2023}} She made her professional debut in the Liga F against Sporting Huelva in September 2022 aged 17, starting the match and opening the scoring with her first touch of the ball within the first minute of play.{{cite web |author=Marta Griñán|url=https://as.com/futbol/femenino/jone-amezaga-el-debut-perfecto-de-una-delantera-con-adn-de-leona-n/|title=Jone Amezaga, el debut perfecto de una delantera con ADN de leona|trans-title=Jone Amezaga, the perfect debut of a forward with lioness DNA|website=Diario AS |date=21 September 2022|accessdate=4 September 2023|language=Spanish}}{{cite web| url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/athletic-club/20230103/mayoria-de-edad-de-golpe-y-porrazo-en-lezama-para-jone-amezaga_60336953.html|title=Mayoría de edad, de 'golpe y porrazo' en Lezama para Jone Amezaga|trans-title=Coming of age, 'hit and blow' in Lezama for Jone Amezaga|website=El Desmarque|date=3 January 2023|access-date=4 September 2023|language=Spanish}} She continued to feature regularly that season,{{cite web |url=https://www.deia.eus/athletic-femenino/2023/01/07/jone-amezaga-todavia-asimilado-ocurriendo-6335477.html|title=Jone Amezaga: “Todavía no tengo asimilado lo que me está ocurriendo”|trans-title=Jone Amezaga: "I still haven't processed what is happening to me"|website=Deia|date=7 January 2023|access-date=4 September 2023|language=Spanish}} making 22 appearances and scoring three more goals{{efn|Some sources, including Athletic's website, credit her with 2 goals against Villarreal, but the first rebounded off the post and went in off the goalkeeper, as seen in video footage.[https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/teams/athletic-club-women/2022-23/matches/2_8404/chronicle Athletic Club Women smash Villarreal], Athletic Club website, 28 November 2022}} including one at the club's main San Mamés stadium against Real Sociedad.
International career
Amezaga made her debut for the Spain under-17 squad in September 2021 against Serbia. She was a member of the squads which finished runners-up at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, then won the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/spain-jone-amezaga-feature-fifa-u17-womens-world-cup-india-2022|title=Calm, cool and collected Amezaga ready to punish Colombia again|website=FIFA|date=29 October 2022|access-date=4 September 2023}}
She subsequently moved up to the under 19s, and won the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.{{cite web |author=Endika Río|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/athletic-bilbao/20230730/1002045746/ortega-zubieta-amezaga-volveran-bilbao-campeonas.html|title=Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga volverán a Bilbao como campeonas|trans-title=Ortega, Zubieta y Amezaga return to Bilbao as champions|website=Mundo Deportivo|date=30 July 2023|access-date=4 September 2023|language=Spanish}} Her progression at club and international levels closely mirrored her teammate and friend Sara Ortega.[https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2022/12/01/ortega-y-amezaga-two-friends-achieving-their-dreams-together Ortega & Amezaga, two friends achieving their dreams together], Athletic Club website, 1 December 2022
==Honours==
Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2022{{cite web|title= U-17 queens Spain make it two in a row|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/spain-colombia-u17-womens-world-cup-final-review|date=29 October 2022|website=FIFA.com|access-date=26 December 2023}}
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2022{{cite web|title= Germany win Women's 17 EURO: At a glance|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/news/0275-15282bd9910a-5f55adbd2f0e-1000--germany-win-women-s-17-euro-at-a-glance/|website=UEFA|date=16 May 2022|access-date=26 December 2023}}
Spain U19
References
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External links
- {{Athletic Club player|jone-amezaga-martinez}}
- {{ESPN FC|344362/jone-amezaga}}
- {{FBref|7403b395/Jone-Amezaga}}
{{Athletic Club Femenino squad}}
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Category:Spanish women's footballers
Category:Women's association football wingers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:People from Enkarterri
Category:Footballers from Biscay
Category:Athletic Club (women) B players
Category:Athletic Club (women) players
Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen
Category:Segunda Federación (women) players
Category:Spain women's youth international footballers
Category:Primera Federación (women) players
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