Estefanía Banini
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Banini with Argentina in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Estefanía Romina Banini Ruiz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Levante Badalona | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Washington Spirit | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Valencia | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Washington Spirit | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Levante (loan) | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Levante | 43 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Levante Badalona | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2023 | Argentina | 53 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 30 November 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Estefanía Romina Banini Ruiz (born 21 June 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Levante Badalona and formerly the Argentina women's national team.
Banini has previously spent four seasons with Colo-Colo of the Chilean women's football championship, two seasons with the Spirit, and a season with Valencia. Banini was previously a member of the Argentine women's national team, captaining the team in their second ever World Cup campaign in 2019. She is often referred to as the female equivalent of male football star Lionel Messi and the Marta of Argentina.