Melisa Nicolau
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Melisa Nicolau Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Andratx, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | CD S'Arracó | ||
| 1997–1998 | CA Paguera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2004 | Platges Calvià | ||
| 2004–2010 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 2010–2013 | FC Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Spain U19 | ||
| 2004–2013 | Spain | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Nicolau and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Melisa Nicolau Martín (born 20 June 1984), commonly known as Melisa or Mely, is a Spanish former footballer, who played as a defender for Primera División clubs Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona,[1] as well as the Spain women's national football team.
She has been a member of the Spanish national team, playing the qualification stages for the 2007 World Cup,[2] the 2009 European Championship[3] and the 2011 World Cup.[4]
In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Melisa as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[5] She decided to end her nine-year national team career and retire from football after the tournament.[6]
Titles
- 2 leagues: 2009, 2010 (Rayo Vallecano)
- 2 leagues: 2012, 2013 (F.C. Barcelona)
- 1 national cup: 2008 (Rayo Vallecano)
- 2 national cups: 2010, 2013 (F.C. Barcelona)
References
- ↑ Mallorca-born Melisa Nicolau signs for FC Barcelona Diario de Mallorca
- ↑ Quereda calls 18 players for the games against Belgium and Denmark Terra Networks
- ↑ The WNT will have to play the play-offs to qualify for the Euro'09 Diario Marca
- ↑ Profile in FIFA.com
- ↑ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ Menayo, David (22 July 2013). "Mely Nicolau colgará las botas tras la Euro". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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