Nataša Andonova
Nataša Andonova (Macedonian: Наташа Андонова; born 4 December 1993) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Levante UD and captains the North Macedonia women's national team. She is the younger sister of Sijce Andonova, who is also a Macedonian footballer. She is the top scorer in the history of the Macedonian national team.
| Andonova with Barcelona in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Negotino, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Tikvešanka | ||
| 2010–2011 | Borec Veles | ||
| 2011–2015 | Turbine Potsdam | 61 | (11) |
| 2011–2014 | Turbine Potsdam II | 12 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Rosengård | 34 | (20) |
| 2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Barcelona | 43 | (7) |
| 2019– | Levante | 51 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Macedonia U17 | 9 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Macedonia U19 | 9 | (6) |
| 2008– | North Macedonia | 33 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2020 | |||
Career edit
Andonova began her career at ZFK Tikvešanka in Macedonia. She first came to international attention in the 2010 Under-19 Euro, hosted by the Republic of Macedonia. Despite playing in the weakest team in the competition Andonova was named the tournament's best player.[1] By then she had already represented the senior Macedonia national team.
In the summer of 2010 Andonova was transferred to ZFK Borec, playing the preliminary stage of the 2010–11 Champions League, and in the winter market she signed for Turbine Potsdam, the reigning European champions, along with her sister Sijce. She was promoted to the first team in February and played her first Bundesliga match that same month. She scored her first goal for Turbine in the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal against Bayern Munich.[2]
She was the second top scorer of the 2011 Bundesliga Cup with 7 goals.[3]
In May 2015 Andonova left Turbine for Swedish Damallsvenskan champions FC Rosengård, who were in the market for a forward after the departure of Anja Mittag to Paris Saint-Germain.[4]
On 31 January 2017, Paris Saint-Germain announced that an agreement with Andonova was reached for a permanent deal until the end of the season in June 2017. In PSG, Andonova wore the number 15.[5]
The player did not renew her contract with PSG and joined Barcelona in June 2017. Andonova wore the number 21 with Barcelona.
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 June 2010 | Goce Delčev Stadium, Prilep, North Macedonia | Slovakia | 1–6 | 1–6 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 3 March 2011 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica, North Macedonia | Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying preliminary round |
| 3. | 6 March 2011 | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 26 October 2011 | Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, North Macedonia | Greece | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
| 6. | 20 September 2013 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica, North Macedonia | Romania | 1–4 | 1–9 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 15 June 2014 | Haapsalu linnastaadion, Haapsalu, Estonia | Estonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 8. | 18 June 2014 | FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–2 | 2–5 | |
| 9. | 2–3 | |||||
| 10. | 2 October 2019 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 11. | 3–0 | |||||
| 12. | 21 October 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 4–1 | |||||
| 14. | 1 September 2022 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | Latvia | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 15. | 2–1 | |||||
| 16. | 21 February 2023 | Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey | Estonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 17. | 7 April 2023 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
References edit
- ^ "2010: Natasa Andonova". UEFA. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Natasa Andonova scored her first goal for Turbine Potsdam". macedonianfootball.com. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/bundesliga-cup-women/2011/group-stage/group-a/ Soccerway
- ^ Hardenberger, Martin (18 May 2015). "Här skriver stjärnan på för mästarklubben" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain".
External links edit
- Turbine Potsdam profile (in German)
- Nataša Andonova – UEFA competition record ()
- at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Player domestic stats (in German) at DFB
- Macedonian Football
- Nataša Andonova at Soccerway
- Article on Barca signing at l'Équipe (in French)