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Spanish footballer

Keka Vega
Keka in 2014
Personal information
Full name Cristina Vega Leandro
Date of birth (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Tres Cantos, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Keynsham Town LFC
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tres Cantos
2001–2004 Estudiantes Huelva
2004–2005 Torrejón
2005–2006 Estudiantes Huelva
2006–2013 Rayo Vallecano
2013–2014 Bristol Academy
2015– Keynsham Town
International career
2010 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vega and the second or maternal family name is Leandro.

Cristina Vega Leandro (born 3 April 1981), also known as Keka, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder in England's WPL for Keynsham Town. She previously played in the Spanish First Division for Estudiantes Huelva, AD Torrejón and Rayo Vallecano, winning three championships and one national cup and playing the UEFA Champions League with the latter.

She has been a member of the Spain national team.

Keka joined Bristol Academy on 1 August 2013, where she joined compatriots Laura del Río and Natalia Pablos. At Bristol the trio were nicknamed "The Three Amigas".

In January 2015, Keka moved to Keynsham Town to play in the FA Women's Premier League alongside former fellow Rayo Vallecano midfielder, Pilar García. She is currently amongst their leading scorers with six goals from five games.

References

  1. Statistics in the 2011-12 Champions League, in UEFA's website
  2. España dice adiós al Mundial con una goleada Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Royal Spanish Football Federation
  3. "Bristol Academy: Spain's Keka signs for WSL 2013 campaign". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. Iríbar, Amaya (17 March 2014). "Las 'three' amigas". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. Delgado, Eugenio G. (28 September 2013). "'Las 3 amigas', a un triunfo de coronarse en la Superliga inglesa". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2020.


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