Putellas was calved and grew up successful the Catalan municipality of Mollet del Valles, astir 12 miles north-east of Barcelona.
She began playing shot successful the street, and soon became a Barcelona fan and a regular attendee astatine Camp Nou.
With matches ever connected the TV astatine home, erstwhile Spain and Barcelona prima Andres Iniesta and Brazilian duo Rivaldo and Ronaldinho rapidly became her idols.
After attending a summertime shot campy tally by Xavi and playing for section broadside CE Sabadell, Putellas spent a twelvemonth astatine La Masia, Barcelona's celebrated younker academy.
Spells astatine Espanyol and Levante followed the disbandment of her girls team, earlier she yet returned to Barca successful 2012.
Cue the commencement of a 14-year vocation with her puerility nine during which she won 38 trophies, including 10 league titles and 4 European cups.
But aft winning the Ballon d'Or for the archetypal clip successful 2021, 1 of the toughest moments of Putellas' vocation came erstwhile she suffered an ACL wounded connected the eve of Euro 2022, ruling her retired of the tournament.
Though she retained the Ballon d'Or aboriginal that year, it took a portion for her to instrumentality to her champion level. Playing lone a bit-part relation successful Spain's triumphant 2023 World Cup run would person stung.
After scoring successful the 2024 Champions League last and improving further the pursuing season, successful 2025-26 she shouldered overmuch of Barcelona's originative load arsenic Aitana Bonmati missed 5 months done wounded and ended the play a quadruple winner.
If that was not enough, the midfielder scored doubly successful a 4-0 thrashing of England successful June that secured Spain's spot astatine the 2027 World Cup astatine the Lionesses' expense.
With her declaration astatine Barcelona expiring and keen for a caller challenge, Putellas made the determination to permission her puerility club. She, and her fans, were distraught.
She had respective offers from England, Mexico and the United States, but joined the ambitious task of US billionaire Michelle Kang astatine London City Lionesses successful July.
"I'm conscionable ever looking guardant to amended things and that's wherefore I'm present too, due to the fact that I ever request to beryllium moving arsenic a idiosyncratic and a player," Putellas told BBC's Women's Football Weekly podcast successful August.
With 3 goals and 1 assistance successful 7 WSL games for her caller club, it is wide Putellas is inactive deserving of her nickname.
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