Natalia Padilla

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Natalia Padilla-Bidas
Personal information
Full name Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas [1]
Date of birth (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 23
Youth career
CD Fuengirola FS [2]
–2020 Málaga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Málaga B 1+ (1)
2020 Málaga 1+ (1)
2021–2023 Servette 44 (23)
2023– Bayern Munich 2 (1)
2023–2024 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 18 (2)
2024–2025 → Sevilla (loan) 28 (11)
International career‡
2018–2019 Poland U17 7 (1)
2019–2020 Poland U19 7 (4)
2021– Poland 49 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:53, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:30, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas (born 6 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in Spain, she represents Poland at the international level.

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Early life

Padilla was born in Málaga to an American father of Spanish descent and a Polish mother. Her paternal grandmother was born in Morocco and emigrated to Spain. [3]

Club career

Padilla has played for Málaga CF in Spain and for Servette in Switzerland. [1] [4] In summer 2023, she transferred to Bayern Munich who then loaned her to 1. FC Köln for one season. [5] Padilla joined Liga F club Sevilla on loan for the 2024–25 season. [6]

International career

Padilla made her senior debut for the Poland national team on 13 April 2021 in a 2–4 friendly home loss to Sweden. [7]

She was selected in Poland's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland. [8] On 12 July, Padilla scored her nation's first goal in a major international competition and provided two assists in a 3–2 win over Denmark, [9] and was later named player of the match. [10] Due to earlier defeats to Germany and Sweden, Poland exited the tournament after the group stage. [9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 28 October 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 202190
202283
202393
2024125
2025112
Total4913
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Padilla goal.
List of international goals scored by Natalia Padilla
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 October 2022 Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, SpainFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–04–0 Friendly
211 November 2022 KSZO Municipal Sports Stadium, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, PolandFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–06–0
33–0
46 April 2023 Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź, PolandFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–02–1
522 September 2023 Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–13–1 2023–24 UEFA Nations League
631 October 2023Sportski centra FSS, Stara Pazova, SerbiaFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–01–1
731 May 2024 Ostseestadion, Rostock, GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–01–4 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying
812 July 2024 Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, AustriaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–31–3
925 October 2024 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–12–1 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1029 October 2024 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, PolandFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 2–04–1
1129 November 2024Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–01–0
1225 February 2025 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–01–0 2025 UEFA Nations League
1312 July 2025 Swissporarena, Lucerne, SwitzerlandFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–03–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

Servette

References

  1. 1 2 Natalia Padilla at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Tabla Goleadores". Royal Andalusian Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Rivas, Marina (3 October 2020). "La nueva revelación de la saga Padilla Bidas". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Matchtelegramm". Schweizerischer Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bayern holen Padilla Bidas und verleihen sie nach Köln". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Natalia Padilla Bidas loaned to Sevilla". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Poland vs. Sweden". Women Soccerway. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kadra reprezentacji Polski kobiet na EURO 2025" [The Polish women's national team squad for EURO 2025] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 Papuga, Wojciech (12 July 2025). "Euro 2025 kobiet. Polki pokonały Dunki i odniosły pierwsze w historii zwycięstwo na dużym turnieju [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Poland 3 - 2 Denmark". uefa.com. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Natalia Padilla-Bidas". polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Kruczkowski, Michał (29 April 2023). "Puchar Szwajcarii. Natalia Padilla-Bidas strzeliła jedynego gola w finale. Servette pokonało St. Gallen". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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