Amanda Sampedro Football player
Amanda Sampedro Bustos (born 26 June 1993) is a Spanish football midfielder, currently playing for Atlético Madrid in Spain's Primera División.A skilful attacking midfielder noted for her creativity and vision, she was part of the Spanish selection which won the 2010 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship then finished third at the subsequent 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.In 2012 Sampedro was captain of the Spain team which reached the final of the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship, where they were beaten 1–0 by Sweden after extra time. After the competition UEFA named her among ten "emerging talents".In September 2012 Sampedro was called up to the senior national squad for the first time, ahead of a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying match with Romania. In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda called Sampedro up to his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.In March 2013 Sampedro was in the second year of a sports journalism course at King Juan Carlos University (URJC).