Irune Dorado

Irune Dorado - Irune Dorado Alosete (born 22 March 2008) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid. Club career Youth career Dorado joined Real Madrid in 2021 when she was still a 'cadete'. Before that, she had played 4 years in the Atlético Madrid academy.[1] Real Madrid B Dorado climbed through the ranks until reaching Real Madrid's B team, where she made her debut in 2023.[1] On 26 July 2025, Dorado extended her contract with Real Madrid 'B' until June 2026. Real Madrid Dorado made her first team debut on 31 January 2025 in a league game against Espanyol; by doing so, she became the youngest player to debut for Real Madrid in Liga F at 16 years and 315 days.[1][2] She got her first start on 15 March 2025 in a 2-2 draw against Deportivo. Days later, on March 18 2025, Dorado played her first UEFA Women's Champions League match in a 2-0 win against Arsenal; she came on as a substitute for Melanie Leupolz in the 62nd minute.[3] On 26 August 2026, Dorado was officially promoted to the first team, signing a new contract until 2029.[4] International career Dorado has played in the U-17, U-19, and U-20 levels of the Spain women's national football team. In 2024, she was part of the Spain U-17 squad that won the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Sweden by defeating England 4-0 in the final.[5] By winning the tournament, Spain qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where Dorado was one of the key players for Spain, even being named MVP of the final despite losing on penalties to North Korea.[2] Dorado was selected Spain U-19 squad that won the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, despite being only 17 at the time. In the semi-finals, she scored Spain's first goal in a 2-0 extra-time win over Italy.[6] For her importance in Spain's victory, she was selected in the Team of the Tournament.[7] In 2026, she was selected as captain for the 2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she scored the winning goal for Spain in the final.[8] For her importance controling the rhythm of the game and leading by example throughout the competition, she was once again included in the Team of the Tournament. [9] Later that year, Dorardo was part of the Spain U-20 squad that won the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10][11]