The Spanish professional soccer player Teresa Abelleira has been in a lesbian relationship with her former teammate and partner Patricia Curbelo for more than 5 years. The couple started dating in 2019.
Patricia is six years older than her partner Teresa Abelleira. She plays goalkeeper at Vuajes Interrias FF B team, a Second Federation Group in Spain.
Despite being the victim of homophobic abuse from the day they revealed their lesbian relationship, the duo has stood strong and fought against it.
Teresa Abelleira Duenas plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Real Madrid CF. She is also in the squad of the Spanish women’s national soccer team for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Abelliera started her senior career with Deportiva La Coruna in 2016. After four years with the club, she moved to Real Madrid in 2020.
Moreover, the midfielder also led Spain to the 2018 WEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship.
Who Is Patricia Curbelo?
Patricia Curbelo Socas is a professional Spanish soccer player who is a goalkeeper for Viajes Interrias FF, a Second Federation North Group in Spain.
Recently, Curbelo transferred to the club on August 15 on a one-year contract. Previously, she played a total of 20 matches for a season at Torrelodones CF.
Moreover, Patricia also appeared in 2 matches with the Second Division South Group A team Cordoba CF and later played the 2020-21 season at the Group D team.
In her initial career, the goalkeeper played with first-division Spanish club UD Tacuense for eight years. However, she transferred in 2017 to the Second South Group Federation club CD Femarguin.
There she remained for a single season and moved to Sporting Plaza de Argel in 2018, hoping to play a few more minutes as a goalkeeper.
Despite playing for a total of 8 different clubs in Spain, Teresa’s partner has not been in the squad for the Spanish Women’s national soccer team.
Even though she only got a few minutes on the soccer field, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife native persisted with her sport and is progressing with commitment and tenacity.
Relationship Timeline
Patricia Curbelo and Teresa Abelleira have been dating for some time. According to reports, the two met while playing professional soccer for Deportivo La Coruna in 2018.
They were partners at first, then pals. Their connection became stronger over time, and they began dating in February 2019.
The duo has been outspoken about their romance and never holds back when expressing their love on Instagram.
“Those eye wrinkles say so much about you. Keep on revolving my life. HAPPY LIFE” Teresa took on Instagram in 2019 to show her gratitude towards her lover.
Since then, the couple has made many appearances and headlines on social media. However, the duo also received homophobic abuse when they came out of the closet.
“I would kick them out, poor teammates. It’s disgusting,” was one of the comments Abbelleira received. The couple says that they will continue to fight against homophobia.
