Lola Gallardo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.

Lola Gallardo

Lola Gallardo with Spain in 2018
Personal information
Full name	María Dolores Gallardo Núñez
Date of birth	(1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Sevilla
2011–2012	Sporting Huelva	32	(0)
2012–2020	Atlético Madrid	191	(0)
2020–2021	Lyon	3	(0)
2021–	Atlético Madrid	35	(0)
International career^‡
2013–2022	Spain	38	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

María Dolores "Lola" Gallardo Núñez (born 10 June 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Spain women's national team.[1]

Club career

Lola started her career at Sevilla FC before moving to Sporting Huelva.[2] and arriving at Atlético Madrid in 2012.[3]

International career

In 2010, she was named the best player in the U-17 European Championship and the best goalkeeper in the U-17 World Cup.[4]

In June 2013 national team coach Ignacio Quereda selected Gallardo in the senior Spain squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden, one of two reserves for established first choice goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu.[5] Gallardo had won her first senior international cap in a 2–2 pre-tournament friendly draw with Denmark in Vejle.[6]

She was part of Spain's squad at the 2015[7] and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

She was one of Las 15, a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach Jorge Vilda, and among the dozen who were not involved 11 months later as Spain won the World Cup.[8][9]

Personal life

Gallardo is in a relationship with her fellow Atlético Madrid teammate Carmen Menayo.[10]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• Primera División: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: 2016

Olympique Lyon

• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20[11]

Spain

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (1): 2010

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Golden Player Award: 2010[12]

References

1. Lola Gallardo is Atlético's first signing. AS.
2. Profile Archived 24 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine in Sporting Huelva's web
3. "Profile" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
4. U-17 Golden Player; 2010 – Dolores Gallardo UEFA.com
5. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
6. Martín González, Cesáreo (29 June 2013). "Dinamarca 2–2 España: grandes sensaciones en la última prueba preparatoria" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
7. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
8. Jorge Vilda Recalls Players Who Resigned Back Into His Spanish World Cup Squad, Asif Burhan, Forbes, June 12, 2023
9. Spain v Sweden: Las 15+3, An International Team In Chaos And Lonely Jorge Vilda, Simon Lillicrap, The Sportsman, 14 August 2023
10. "El inclusivo mensaje de Lola Gallardo contra la 'LGTBIfobia'". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
11. UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
12. "2010: Dolores Gallardo". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

External links

• Lola Gallardo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Lola Gallardo – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Lola Gallardo at Soccerway