| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Ruzafa Lozano [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Andorra | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 20??–2021 | ENFAF | ||
| 2021 | Águilas | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | Ternana | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Andorra | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:26, 30 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Maria Ruzafa Lozano (born 7 August 1998) is an Andorran footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Spezia Calcio and the Andorra women's national team.
Ruzafa has played for ENFAF in Andorra, for Águilas in Spain and for Ternana in Italy.
Ruzafa has been capped for the Andorra national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. [2]
On 16 February 2022, she scored her first international goal against Gibraltar in a friendly match.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 February 2022 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3 September 2022 | Center FAF, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Liechtenstein | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3. | 13 June 2023 | Estadi Municipal De Peralada, Girona, Spain |  Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 4. | 17 June 2023 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
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