María Valenzuela (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Valenzuela.
María Valenzuela
Personal information
Full name María López Valenzuela
Date of birth (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Granada, Spain[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Levante
Number 1
Youth career
2017–2018 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Granada 21 (0)
2020– Levante 32 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Spain U17 7 (0)
2019 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:16, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

María López Valenzuela (born 26 November 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levante.

Club career

López Valenzuela started her senior career with Granada in her city of birth.[3] She debuted for them at only 15 years of age.[4]

International career

Valenzuela has represented Spain at under-17 level and was in their squad for the 2018 U-17 World Cup.[5] In February 2021, Valenzuela was called up to the Spain national team for the first time for their games against Azerbaijan and Poland.[6] She did not play in either fixture.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ María Valenzuela at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "María". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "María". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ^ Gil, Aimara G. (28 May 2021). "Valenzuela, la novata que se ha ganado la portería del Levante". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ Menayo, David (16 February 2021). "María Valenzuela, la niña con zapatos nuevos que pide paso en la portería de España". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ "María López Valenzuela, novedad en la convocatoria" (in Spanish). EFE. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ Villarrubia, Begoña (18 February 2021). "0-13: España se clasifica para la Eurocopa con una goleada histórica". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ^ "3-0: España pone la 'guinda' ante Polonia". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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