Cata Coll

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coll and the second or maternal family name is Lluch.

Catalina Thomas "Cata" Coll Lluch (listen^ⓘ; born 23 April 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. In the summer of 2018, at the age of 17, she was one of the captains during the historic triumph of the Spanish U17 team at the World Cup. In the same year, she was a starter for the U20 side at the World Cup in France.^[3]

Cata Coll

Coll with Barcelona in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Catalina Thomas Coll Lluch
Date of birth	(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 22)^[1]
Place of birth	Pòrtol, Spain^[2]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Barcelona
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Athletic Marratxí
2016–2019	Collerense
2019–	Barcelona	23	(0)
2019–2020	→ Sevilla (loan)	16	(0)
International career^‡
2016–2018	Spain U17	18	(0)
2018	Spain U20	6	(0)
2019	Spain U19	9	(0)
2021–2022	Spain U23	2	(0)
2023–	Spain	8	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Spain FIFA Women's World Cup Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand UEFA Women's Nations League Winner 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up 2018 France FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Winner 2018 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 19 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Cata Coll started playing football at the age of 6 in the Sant Marçal team. She began playing as a central defender until she tried goalkeeping at the age of 11. She played in boys' teams until she was 14 years old, when she moved up to the women's team after signing for Athletic Marratxí, before moving to Collerense.^[4] In her last season, she was one of the key players in achieving promotion to the newly launched Iberdrola Challenge League.^[5] After being a pillar in her team and standing out remarkably, Coll raised the interest of Primera División clubs, finally opting for the offer of Fútbol Club Barcelona.  In July 2019 it was announced that she had signed a contract until 2023 and that she would play the first season on loan to Sevilla FC in the Primera División.^[6][7] Coll began the season sharing minutes with Sara Serrat and Noelia Ramos, but as the games went by, she became the goalkeeper most used by the coach.  In her first season in the First Division, Coll played 16 league games.

In July 2020, Barcelona confirmed Coll was returning after having played the previous year on loan. In October 2020 Coll played in goal after an injury to Sandra Paños that kept her away from the pitch for several weeks. Coll stated Paños was her idol as a child.^[8] Coll was decisive in the league match against Atlético Madrid, where she saved a penalty with the score still 0-0.^[9] She debuted in the Champions League in a qualifying match played against PSV that the team won by 4 goals to 1.^[10][11]  In December 2020 she was injured in the match played against Sevilla. The club's medical services reported that she suffered a meniscus injury in her right leg.^[12][13]  At the end of March, she received a medical discharge.

In February 2023, she extended her contract with the Blaugrana club until June 2026.^[14]

International career

In 2016, at the age of 15, she was selected to participate in the European Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic. The team was runner-up after losing in the final against Germany.^[15] In May 2018, she was once again part of the Spanish team to play the European Under-17 Championship in Lithuania. This time, as she was already one of the team's captains, the Spanish team won the title of champions after defeating Germany in the final.^[16]

At the end of that same year, the red team traveled to Uruguay to play in the U17 World Cup. The team was proclaimed world champion for the first time after beating Mexico in the final.  She was one of the heroines of the championship after saving two penalties from the shootout in the semifinal that they played against Korea that ended in a draw.^[17][18][9]   At the end of the tournament, she was awarded the gold glove, an award that accredits her as the best goalkeeper in the entire competition.

In January 2020, she was called up by the U19 team team to play the preparation matches for the Under-19 European Championship in Ireland.^[19]  Due to COVID-19, UEFA announced that the tournament was cancelled.

In August 2018, she was the starting goalkeeper for the team that participated in the U20 World Cup in France.^[20]  Coll was once again decisive during the tournament after saving a penalty in the semifinals against France.^[21]  They were runners-up in the tournament after losing the final 1-3 against Japan.

She was named as part of Spain's national team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. After several games on the bench, she made her first appearance for the national team at the tournament in a round of 16 game against Switzerland, which Spain won 5–1. She started in goal in the final against England, finishing the match with a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory to claim the title.^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 November 2023^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Other^[b]		Europe^[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona	Primera División / Liga F	2019–20	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
		2020–21	7	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
		2021–22	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
		2022–23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
		2023–24	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	Total		23	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	30	0
Sevilla (loan)	Primera División	2019–20	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Career total			39	0	6	0	0	0	3	0	48	0

1. Including Copa de la Reina
2. Including Supercopa de España
3. Including UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 1 December 2023^[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain
	2023	8	0
Total		8	0

Honours

FC Barcelona

• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21, 2022–23^[24]
• Liga F: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Copa de la Reina: 2020–21, 2021–22
• Supercopa de España: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

Spain

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023
• UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24^[25]

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2018

Spain U17

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2018

Individual

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2018

References

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5. "El Collerense logra el ascenso a Primera B". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
6. "Cata Coll: "El Barça es un club con futuro y yo vengo para el futuro"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
7. "Cata Coll". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
8. Ràdio, Catalunya (2 August 2020). "Tot gira - Cata Coll: "Vinc per aprendre de la Sandra Paños"". CCMA (in Catalan). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
9. "Cata Coll, la parapenaltis del Barça femenino". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
10. "Cata Coll: "En el Barça, juegue quien juegue, lo hace bien"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
11. "Cata Coll debutó en Champions y lo celebró con un triunfo". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
12. VAVEL.com (8 June 2022). "Cata Coll, con una lesión en el menisco". VAVEL (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
13. RD (20 December 2020). "La mallorquina Cata Coll sufre una lesión en el menisco de la rodilla derecha". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
14. "Cata renueva hasta 2026". F.C. Barcelona (in Spanish). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
15. "Cata Coll subcampeona de Europa - Femenino, Selecciones". FutbolBalear.es (in Spanish). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
16. "Cata Coll, campeona de Europa sub-17 - Federación, Femenino, Selecciones". FutbolBalear.es (in Spanish). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
17. "Cata Coll, la atrapasueños de 'La Rojita'". Marca.com (in Spanish). 26 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
18. "Cata Coll: "Somos la generación de oro y volveremos a hacer historia"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
19. "Cata Coll, convocada con la Sub-19". Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
20. Tronchoni, Nadia (24 August 2018). "Cata Coll, puro instinto". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
21. "Catalina Coll, una heroína bajo palos con tan sólo 17 años". Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
22. "Spain 1-0 England - FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Live". Who Scored. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
23. "Spain - Cata Coll - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
24. Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
25. "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

• [1] at Barcelona