Nuria Rábano

About

Nuria Rábano Blanco (born 15 June 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Utah Royals in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the Spain national team.

Rábano started her career at Atlético Arousana before joining Deportivo la Coruña in 2016.While at Deportivo, Rábano was a starter in their undefeated 2018–19 Reto Iberdrola campaign that saw them get promoted to the Primera División for the first time in their history.
In Depor’s first Primera División season, Rábano helped the team reach 4th place before the league season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She made the decision to leave Depor at the end of the season because she felt it was time to play a higher level of football.

At the end of the 2019–20 season, Rábano departed Deportivo la Coruña to sign a two-year contract with Real Sociedad. In the 2021–22 season, Rábano was an essential piece of Real Sociedad’s defense as they qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the first time in their history.

On 17 June 2022, Barcelona announced the signing of Rábano…