Mariona Caldentey
María Francesca Caldentey Oliver (ⓘ; born 19 March 1996), known as Mariona Caldentey or simply Mariona, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.
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| Full name | María Francesca Caldentey Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Felanitx, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collerense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Collerense B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Collerense | 68 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Barcelona | 103 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Spain U19 | 14 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Spain | 64 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
María Francesca Caldentey Oliver was born in the Mallorcan town of Felanitx to father Miguel Ángel Caldentey and mother María Oliver. Her father was a football coach and her mother is a nurse by profession.[1][2][3] She also has an older brother.[4]
Caldentey began playing football at the age of four in her local team as an after-school activity.[2][5] She later played futsal in Manacor, where she won multiple titles and played in three Spanish championships.[2] Although Caldentey did not develop in La Masia, she has had a lifelong connection to FC Barcelona; her father was one of the promoters of Els Tamarells, one of Barcelona’s biggest penyes.[5]
Club career edit
Collerense edit
Caldentey began her football career in the youth of CD Felanitx and CD CIDE[6] before she was able to play in an all-women's team for the first time at the age of 14 at UD Collerense. Caldentey developed through the ranks of the UD Collerense youth system.
Barcelona edit
On 30 July 2014, Caldentey signed for Barcelona after her successes in the U19 European Championship.[7] Throughout the 2014–2015 season, she made her Copa de la Reina debut in the quarterfinals of the 2015 tournament and scored in a 4–0 win versus Levante. Barcelona would exit the tournament in the next round against Valencia.
International career edit
Youth edit
Caldentey earned third place at the 2013 U17 European Championship, representing Spain. In the semifinals of the tournament, she converted her penalty in the shootout against Sweden, but would end up losing the match after the shootout ended 4–5 in Sweden's favor.[8] In the third place match, Caldentey captained the team and scored in the 42nd minute in an 0–4 rout of Belgium.[9]
She found more success during the 2014 U19 European Championship. Caldentey started every game in the tournament, along with scoring the first goal in the semifinal match versus Norway.[10] She started in the final, where Spain lost against the Netherlands via a Vivianne Miedema chip in the 21st minute.[11]
Caldentey also participated in the 2016 U20 World Cup, where she scored twice in the group stage against Canada and Japan. Spain were eliminated in extra time of the quarterfinal against eventual champions North Korea.[12] Her goal against Canada was named goal of the tournament.[13]
Senior edit
In 2017, Caldentey earned her first senior national team call-up when Jorge Vilda named her to Spain's squad for two friendlies against Switzerland.[14][15][16] Two months later, she made her international debut in an Algarve Cup match versus Japan, subbing on in the 73rd minute for Amanda Sampedro.[17][18] Spain went on to the final against Canada and won the tournament, earning Caldentey her first international title.
Caldentey scored her first senior international goal in a friendly match against Belgium.[19]
She was called up to the squad for the Euro 2017. Caldentey started in two group stages games- a win against Portugal and a loss against Scotland.[20][21] After Spain qualified for the knockout rounds on their head-to-head record, she started the quarterfinal match against Austria but was subbed out in the 56th minute. Spain exited the tournament after a penalty shootout.[22]
In 2019, Caldentey was called up to represent Spain in the 2019 Algarve Cup, where Spain finished 7th place. She was also named to the Spain squad for the 2019 World Cup. She started each match in the group stage of the tournament, where Spain received four points and moved on to the Round of 16 for the first time in their history.[23][24][25] In the Round of 16 match, she subbed in at the 83rd minute for Virginia Torrecilla, and Spain would end up losing to eventual champions, the United States.[26]
She was among Las 15, a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach Jorge Vilda, but one of three who was selected for the tournament squad nine months later.[27][28] She was in the starting line-up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final as Spain defeated England 1–0 to win the trophy for the first time.
Career statistics edit
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caldentey goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 30 June 2017 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Belgium | 4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 18 September 2017 | Stade de l'Épopée, Calais, France | France | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 October 2019 | Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 4 | 19 September 2020 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 3–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 5 | 7–0 | |||||
| 6 | 9–0 | |||||
| 7 | 27 November 2020 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain | Moldova | 4–0 | 10–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 8 | 18 February 2021 | ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 7–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 9 | 10 June 2021 | Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo, Alcorcón, Spain | Belgium | 1-0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 16 September 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroes | Faroe Islands | 9–0 | 10–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 21 September 2021 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 7–0 | |||||
| 13 | 25 November 2021 | La Cartuja, Seville, Spain | Faroe Islands | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 8–0 | |||||
| 15 | 9–0 | |||||
| 16 | 30 November 2021 | La Cartuja, Seville, Spain | Scotland | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 17 | 8–0 | |||||
| 18 | 25 June 2022 | Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain | Australia | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 8 July 2022 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England | Finland | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 20 | 11 August 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 21 | 22 September 2023 | Gamla Ullevi, Göteborg, Sweden | Sweden | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 22 | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain | Sweden | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 23 | 5–3 |
Honours edit
Barcelona
- Primera División: 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21,[29] 2022–23[30]
- Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- Supercopa Femenina: 2019–20, 2021–22
- Copa Catalunya: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Spain
References edit
- ^ "Tenemos equipo para conseguir la salvación y soñar con entrar en la Copa de la Reina - Mariona Caldentey". udcollerensefem.blogspot.com. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Artigues Ribas, Maria (21 September 2020). "¿Cómo que Mariano? Es Mariona". marca.com. Marca. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Menayo, David (26 March 2021). "Mariona: "Lo primero que haga cuando se pueda salir es ir a un japonés a comer un buen sushi"". marca.com. Marca. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Giovio, Eleonora (10 June 2019). "Mariona Caldentey, la pianista de La Roja". elpais.com. El País. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b Giner, Christian (7 April 2019). "Quién es Mariona Caldentey, la 'salvadora' del Barça que creció en la calle". elconfidencial. El Confidencial. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "¿Cómo que Mariano? Es Mariona". MARCA (in Spanish). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "El Barça hace oficial el fichaje de la mallorquina Mariona Caldentey". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Spain-Sweden - Women's Under-17 - UEFA.com". 25 June 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Belgium-Spain - Line-ups - Women's Under-17 - UEFA.com". 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's Under-19 - Norway-Spain - Spain edge past hosts Norway and into final". 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's Under-19 - Spain-Netherlands - Netherlands edge Spain to take maiden title". 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Menayo, David (24 November 2016). "Corea del Norte acaba con el sueño de España en el Mundial Sub'20". MARCA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "La azulgrana Mariona Caldentey, mejor gol del Mundial Sub'20". 14 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Villarrubia, Begona (11 January 2017). "Nueve del Barça, convocadas por la selección española". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Virginia Torrecilla, Mariona Caldenteny y Patri Guijarro convocadas con la Selección Española Absoluta". Futbol Balear. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Menayo, David (17 January 2017). "Esther Sullastres y Alexandra López entran en la lista para medirse a Suiza". MARCA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "CRÓNICA - España se exhibe ante Japón en su debut en la #AlgarveCup (1-2)". RFEF. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Menayo, David (1 March 2017). "España debuta en la Copa Algarve con una trabajada victoria ante Japón". MARCA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Spain - Belgium 7:0 (Women Friendlies 2017, June)". 30 June 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "UEFA Women's EURO 2017 - History - Spain-Portugal--UEFA.com". UEFA. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotland-Spain - UEFA Women's EURO - UEFA.com". UEFA. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Así vivimos la eliminación de España en los penaltis". MARCA. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Spain - South Africa 3:1 (Women World Cup 2019 France, Group B)". 8 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Germany - Spain 1:0 (Women World Cup 2019 France, Group B)". 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "China - Spain 0:0 (Women World Cup 2019 France, Group B)". 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "USA ADVANCES TO 2019 WORLD CUP QUARTERFINALS WITH 2-1 TRIUMPH VS. SPAIN". USSoccer. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Jorge Vilda Recalls Players Who Resigned Back Into His Spanish World Cup Squad, Asif Burhan, Forbes, June 12, 2023
- ^ Spain v Sweden: Las 15+3, An International Team In Chaos And Lonely Jorge Vilda, Simon Lillicrap, The Sportsman, 14 August 2023
- ^ "Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title". UEFA.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Mariona Caldentey – UEFA competition record ()
- Mariona Caldentey at FC Barcelona
- Mariona Caldentey at BDFutbol
- Mariona Caldentey at ESPN FC
- Mariona Caldentey at FBref.com
- Mariona Caldentey at Soccerway
- Mariona Caldentey at WorldFootball.net
- Mariona Caldentey at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)
- Mariona Caldentey on Twitter