Where Was Alexia Putellas Born?

Alexia Putellas was born in Mollet del Vallès, a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Spain to Jaume Putellas Rota and Elisabet ‘Eli’ Segura Sabaté.

Despite being born into a basketball-playing family, Putellas first began playing football in 2001 at seven years old. The first club she played for was with CE Sabadell, after she was enrolled through a family friend who played for the club.

In 2005, Putellas spent a year in FC Barcelona’s youth academy. When she was twelve, Putellas joined the youth teams of RCD Espanyol, where she stayed for four years.

The Spanish professional footballer Putellas has played for Barcelona since 2012 after spending most of her youth career in the ranks of Espanyol.

Since joining Barcelona, she has won six league titles, seven Copas de la Reina, and one UEFA Women’s Champions League title.

Alexia Putellas has won the women’s Ballon d’Or for 2022. She has made history as the first women’s player to become a back-to-back winner of the prize.