Aitana Bonmatí
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitana Bonmatí Conca | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Club Deportiu Ribes | ||
| 2010–2012 | Camp Futbol Cubelles | ||
| 2012–2014 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Barcelona B | ||
| 2016– | Barcelona | 23 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Spain U-17 | 17 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Spain U-19 | 16 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Spain U-20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017– | Spain | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Catalonia | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aitana Bonmatí Conca (Spanish pronunciation: [aiˈtana βoⁿˈmati];[a] born 18 January 1998) is a Spanish football midfielder currently playing for Barcelona in the Spanish First Division, with which she has also played the UEFA Women's Champions League.[1][2] She had been a member of the club's youth system.[3]
Career
Club
Aitana Bonmatí, started her career by playing with boys in mixed teams. Her first club was the Club Deportiu Ribes. At the age of 14 she joined Barcelona to play in their youth team.[3] She moved up to become a Barcelona B player after two years. During 2015–2016 season, Bonmatí played an important part in garnering the championship of Second Division, Group III for the first time in the club's history, by scoring 14 goals for Barça.[4][5] At the end of the season she was promoted to the Barcelona's first team by the manager Xavi Llorens.[6]
International
Bonmatí has played at every junior level of Spanish national team. She was a member of the Spanish U-17 squad that won the 2015 European Championship, as well as the Spanish U-19 team that won the 2017 European Championship.[7][8] On 28 November 2017, she made her debut for the national team against Austria in a qualification match for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]
Honours
- Barcelona
- Barcelona B
- International
- Cyprus Cup: 2018
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Runner-Up: 2014
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2015, Runner-Up: 2014
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2017, Runner-Up: 2016
Notes
- ^ In isolation, Bonmatí is pronounced [boⁿˈmati].
References
- ^ a b "Profile".
- ^ "UEFA Profile".
- ^ a b "Special Aitana Bonmatí, the revelation of the year".
- ^ "Betis and Barcelona "B" touch the sky".
- ^ "Vane Núñez wins the title spot".
- ^ "Aitana Bonmatí makes the leap to the first team".
- ^ "Aitana Bonmatí goes home with gold".
- ^ "Late drama as Spain claim thrilling Uefa Women's Under 19 European Championship win". Belfast Live. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Masterclass and reward to end 2017 on a high (4-0)". Sefutbol. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
External links
- Aitana Bonmatí – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aitana Bonmatí on Twitter
- Profile at FC Barcelona
- Aitana Bonmatí at Soccerway