The FC Barcelona midfielder, the greatest exponent of the development of Spanish women’s football in recent years, He achieved the award after winning the league and being a Champions League finalist with his team.
Those successes allowed her to be recognized as the best player of last seasoneven if he couldn’t play the Euro in England.
“I am very happy to be here, very happy. The truth is that when a year ago we managed to win the first I decided to try to improve, to put it at the service of the team and to see myself rewarded in this way makes me proud“said Putellas after receiving the award from Ukrainian star Andrei Sevchenki, winner of the trophy in 2004.
The brand new winner, 28 years old, acknowledged that after her serious knee injury she feared that “This was not possible, because I thought that the most recent thing was going to be remembered, which was the Euro”.
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Spanish women’s soccer star he ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee in early Julyjust before the start of the European Championship in England and arrived at this gala in Paris still convalescing.
“Without my colleagues this would not be possiblesome are here, others in Barcelona, I appreciate them very much, it is a privilege to be their partner”, he assured.
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