Bio

Estefanía Romina Banini Ruiz (born 21 June 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid. Banini formerly captained the Argentina women's national team, and played for them between 2010 and 2019. Banini has previously spent four seasons with Colo-Colo of the Chilean women's football championship, two seasons with the Spirit, and a season with Valencia. Banini was previously a member of the Argentine women's national team, captaining the team in their second ever World Cup campaign in 2019. She is often referred to as the female equivalent of male football star Lionel Messi and the Marta of Argentina.