Mari Paz Vilas
Mari Paz Vilas Dono (born 1 February 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Levante Las Planas. She is graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy.
| Training for the national team in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | María de la Paz Vilas Dono | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilagarcía de Arousa, Galicia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levante Las Planas | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arosa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Atlético Arousana | (186) | |
| 2006–2008 | Levante | 48 | (17) |
| 2008–2011 | Barcelona | (61) | |
| 2011–2013 | Espanyol | 59 | (50) |
| 2013–2020 | Valencia | 195 | (132) |
| 2020–2022 | Real Betis | 54 | (14) |
| 2022-2023 | Levante Las Planas | 1 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Spain U19 | 9 | (9) |
| 2008–2018 | Spain | 26 | (15) |
| 2007–2023 | Galicia | 2 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2022 | |||
Career edit
Vilas started her senior career at local team Atlético Arousana until 2006, when she signed for Levante UD[1] for making her debut in Primera División.
In 2008, Vilas moved to RCD Espanyol,[2] and three years later, she signed with FC Barcelona.[3]
In 2013, the Galician player moved to Valencia CF.
International career edit
She was a member of the Spanish national team during the 2009 European Championship qualifying,[4] scoring a goal in her first match against Northern Ireland.[5] Previously she scored the first of Spain's two goals in the 2007 Under-19 Euro.[6]
Vilas set a new UEFA Women's Championship record in April 2012 when she scored seven goals in her team's 13–0 win over Kazakhstan marking her return to the national team.[7]
International goals edit
| Mari Paz Vilas – goals for Spain | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 16 February 2008 | Estadio El Montecillo, Aranda de Duero | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 2 | 5 April 2012 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid | Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 13–0 | Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 6–0 | |||||
| 5 | 7–0 | |||||
| 6 | 9–0 | |||||
| 7 | 10–0 | |||||
| 8 | 13–0 | |||||
| 9 | 16 June 2012 | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| 10 | 21 June 2012 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid | Turkey | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 11 | 3–0 | |||||
| 12 | 8 April 2017 | Kehrwegstadion, Eupen | Belgium | 0–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 13 | 30 June 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar | Belgium | 7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 28 February 2018 | AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca | Austria | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 15 | 7 June 2018 | La Condomina, Murcia | Israel | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Levante UD
- Primera División: Winner 2007–08
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: Winner 2007
- FC Barcelona
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: Winner 2011
- Copa Catalunya: Winner 2009, 2010
- RCD Espanyol
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: Winner 2012
- Valencia CF
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: Runner-up 2015
International edit
- Spain
- Cyprus Cup: Winner, 2018
References edit
- ^ "Mari Paz" (in Spanish). Levante UD. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Mari Paz dresses as a queen to give Espanyol its sixth Cup. Marca, 10 June 2012
- ^ Barreiros, Pedro J. (26 July 2008). "La goleadora gallega Mari Paz Vilas vestirá la camiseta del Barcelona la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ (in Spanish). RFEF. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "La selección femenina goleó a Irlanda y mantiene sus esperanzas" (in Spanish). Diario Marca. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Hart, Patrick (20 July 2007). "Spain turn on the style". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Germany and Spain in the goals, Finland ahead". UEFA. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
External links edit
- Mari Paz Vilas at Soccerway