Marta Cardona

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Marta Cardona
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Cardona representing Spain
Personal information
Full name Marta Cardona de Miguel [1]
Date of birth (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain [1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Right winger [1]
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Zaragoza CFF B
2011–2017 Zaragoza CFF 137 (18)
2017–2018 Levante 27 (0)
2018–2020 Real Sociedad 45 (4)
2020–2022 Real Madrid 40 (15)
2022–2024 Atlético Madrid 12 (3)
International career‡
2019–2023 Spain 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Marta Cardona de Miguel (born 26 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga F club Atlético de Madrid and the Spain women's national team.

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Club career

Cardona started her career at Zaragoza CFF. She left the team of her city in 2018 for signing with Levante, [2] where she rested one season before agreeing terms with Real Sociedad.

Cardona moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2020 following the end of her contract with Real Sociedad. She went on to have a brilliant first season with the capital club and was widely recognised as the most impactful attacker on the team. Her efforts saw her awarded by Spanish daily Marca at the end of the season.

Cardona suffered a series of injuries while at Real Madrid, causing her to consider retirement before she left the club to join Atlético Madrid Femenino in 2022. [3]

International career

Cardona made her senior debut for Spain on 4 October 2019 in a UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group D match against Azerbaijan. She scored the goal in Spain's 1–0 victory against Denmark in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 group stage. [3]

International goals

DateNo.VenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
13 April 20211. Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–03–0 Friendly
16 July 20222. Brentford community stadium, Brentford, United Kingdom Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–01-0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
11 October 20223. Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–1 Friendly

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Marta Cardona at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Marta Cardona deja el Zaragoza CFF" (in Spanish). 2 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Marta Cardona, la heroína de España en la Eurocopa que pensó dejar el fútbol este año" (in Spanish). El Español. 17 July 2022.


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