ĭuring the summer transfer window of 2017, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid underwent a two-month-long transfer saga in their negotiations for León. Her performances throughout the season earned her a place in the league's best XI of the season, as well as putting her on FC Barcelona's radar. León won the first league title of her career in the 2016–17 season, when Atlético defeated Real Sociedad on the final matchday of the season. Within her time at Atlético, León switched from playing as a left-back to playing as a centre-back under the influence of former left-back and Atlético head coach Ángel Villacampa. Atlético later came back 3–0 to win the tie, but were defeated in the Round of 16 by Lyon on a 9–1 aggregate score. In 2015, León debuted in the UWCL against Russian side Zorky Krasnogorsk, where they were defeated 2–0 in the first leg. In her first season at the club, Atlético finished in second place in the league behind Barcelona, prompting both Atlético and León's debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League. In addition, she attracted the attention of Atlético Madrid, who finished 3rd in the league in the 2012–13 league season.
Around this time, she began getting call-ups with the senior national team. Espanyol (2013–2014) Īt 18, León joined RCD Espanyol in 2013, where she remained for only one season.
In her last ever match with the club, León started the final as Zaragoza lost 4–0 to Barcelona, who completed their first domestic double. In 2013, Zaragoza made it to the final of the Copa de la Reina, where they faced León's future club FC Barcelona. Her match debut with Zaragoza was against Barcelona. She began training with the club at age 11.Ĭlub career Prainsa Zaragoza (2011–2013) Īfter developing with their B team for two years, León debuted in the Primera División with Prainsa Zaragoza when she was 16. León was discovered by David Magaña, a former Zaragoza CFF sporting director, who noticed her and her brother Javi playing football while shopping in a Carrefour supermarket. Around this age, she was granted a scholarship to go to an art school, but turned down the award to focus on football. Later she started playing futsal for local team Gran Vía, where she played as a winger. León started playing volleyball at age seven, and played many other sports as a child including baseball. León was raised with an older brother and a younger sister in La Almozara, a district of Zaragoza. María Pilar León Cebrián was born 13 June 1995, to parents Javier and Pilar. Since then she has featured in two major international competitions for La Roja- the 2017 UEFA Women's Euro and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. León plays internationally with the Spanish national team, making her debut in 2016, in qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA Women's Euro. On the continental stage, she has played in two Champions League finals with the club in 20, the latter of which they won alongside the first continental treble in their history. Domestically with Barcelona, she has won three Copas de la Reina, two league titles, and one Supercopa Femenina. In 2017, León was the first paid transfer in Spanish women's football history when she signed for FC Barcelona Femení from Atlético Madrid, with a fee of 50,000 euros. León won the first league and Copa de la Reina titles of her career at the club. At Atlético, she made the transition from a left-back to a center-back under the guidance of coach Ángel Villacampa. León began her career with her hometown club of Prainsa Zaragoza before moving on to RCD Espanyol and Atlético Madrid.
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María Pilar León Cebrián (born 13 June 1995), commonly known as Mapi León, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021 *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2021
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