One of the novelties in the squad of the women's team of the Athletic This season is the goalkeeper Amaia
Pain. The one from Portugalete returns to the rojiblanco team after a four-year experience in college football in the United States and does so with clear ideas. “It is a joy to return to the Athletic”, He declared in an interview shared by the rojiblanco club through their social networks and made clear his desire to play in Saint
Mamés.
Amaia
Pain He already played for two seasons in the second team of the Athletic. However, for study reasons, he moved to state
United, specifically to the college
of
Pittsburgh, four years ago. On the other side of the Atlantic, he did not abandon football, but during this period of time he has played in the Pitt
Panthers, an experience that has allowed her to develop as a goalkeeper and that she is convinced that it will come in handy on her return to Athletic.
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“That college football benefits me and makes me more aggressive and competitive when I'm on the field. There she had many actions throughout a match, many aerial ball interventions, of crashing a lot with other players, because they like physical contact a lot. I believe that these characteristics that I have been able to develop there are going to benefit me a lot on my return home ”, assesses the new goalkeeper of the Athletic.
The Portugalete player believes that there are many aspects in which her passage through state
United, but it also recognizes that there are other nuances in which the Athletic is unbeatable. “I really wanted to go home, one of the main reasons is the atmosphere in the dressing room. There people are colder or more competitive and it costs more to have a good atmosphere in a changing room. On the other hand, here, my teammates in goal, in addition to working very well, they make you work very well and they make sure you are integrated. It is a joy to return to a dressing room like this ”, he points out.
After the withdrawal of Ainhoa
Tirapu, Amaia
Pain will form together with Andere
Leguine already Andrea
of
the
Nava the trio of goalkeepers of the first women's team Athletic. With Andrea
of
the
Nava already agreed on the Pauldarrak. “It was a reference,” he acknowledges. Now they live together again in Lezama.
“We have already put on the shirt and we are training, but we need to play. We all want to start, but for me especially this year it is very important because it is the first that I will be able to play in the Athletic and enjoy playing in Saint
Mamés. If we are lucky, all this will come very soon ”, he trusts Amaia
Pain.