Irene Guerrero Sanmartín (born 12 December 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Club América and the Spain national team.
In 2012, Guerrero joined the newly formed Real Betis, the club she grew up supporting. She made her senior debut with the team while playing in the second division. She made over 100 appearances for the club, helping earn promotion to the first division during the 2015–16 Segunda División. For the club's debut season in the 2016–17, Guerrero was named captain at the age of 19.[4] She was the only player on the team to play in all 30 games and scored three goals at the team finished comfortably mid-table in 11th.
In 2020, Guerrero was recruited by her former Betis coach María Pry who had joined Levante UD the previous season. On 18 August 2021, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut during the first qualifying round, starting in a 2–1 victory over Celtic.[5]
She joined Atlético Madrid in June 2022.[6] On 27 May 2023, Guerrero won her first competitive senior trophy as Atlético Madrid lifted the 2022–23 Copa de la Reina, beating rivals Real Madrid on penalties following a 2–2 draw. Guerrero was a 57th-minute substitute with Atlético trailing 2–0 and scored in the penalty shootout.[7]
In September 2023, she signed for Manchester United.[8] She made seven appearances in her time at the club.[9]
On 18 July 2024, Guerrero signed for Liga MX Femenil side Club América.[9][10]
Irene made her senior debut for Spain on 5 April 2019 as an 85th-minute substitute in a 2–1 friendly victory over Brazil. She scored her first international goal on 17 May 2019 on her second appearance as part of a 4–0 friendly victory over Cameroon. Guerrero was selected to represent Spain at UEFA Women's Euro 2022, making two appearances, once as a substitute and once as a starter. Spain reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by England. The following summer she was named to the team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Guerrero made three appearances, all as a substitute, as Spain won the tournament, beating England in the final. However, in the wake of the Rubiales affair, Guerrero was one of the 81 players who signed a letter denouncing abuse in the RFEF and saying they would boycott the national team until its leadership changed.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Betis | 2012–13 | Segunda División | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2014–15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 6 | ||
| Levante | 2020–21 | Primera División | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2022–23 | Liga F | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Manchester United | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Club América | 2024–25 | Liga MX Femenil | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 17 | |
| Total | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 247 | 27 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 May 2019 | 2 | Estadio Pedro Escartín, Guadalajara, Spain |  Cameroon
|
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 September 2021 | 7 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands
|
2–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 25 June 2022 | 13 | Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain |  Australia
|
6–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 29 June 2023 | 23 | Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spain |  Panama
|
4–0 | 7–0 |
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Manchester United
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