María José Pons

María José Pons
Personal information
Full nameMaría José Pons Gómez
Date of birth8 August 1984
Place of birthSabadell, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Valencia
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2003Sabadell
2003–2005Barcelona
2005–2009Levante
2009–2013Espanyol
2013–Valencia
National team
2012Spain3(0)
2003–Catalonia2(0)
* 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 Pons and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

María José Pons Gómez (born 8 August 1984), commonly known as Mariajo, is a football goalkeeper who plays for Primera División club Valencia and the Spain women's national football team. She previously played for RCD Espanyol, CE Sabadell, FC Barcelona and Levante UD, with whom she won one League and one Cup.[1] She was a key player in the league success, conceding nine goals in 25 matches.[2] She had previously won the 2003 Cup with CE Sabadell. During her four seasons with Espanyol (2009–2013) she added two further Cup winner's medals to her collection.

She is a member of the Spanish national team,[3] where she is a reserve goalkeeper as of the 2013 European Championship qualifying.[4] When regular custodian Ainhoa Tirapu was injured, Mariajo stood in for qualifying games against Switzerland[5] and Turkey.

In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Mariajo as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[6]

Titles

References

  1. ↑ Levante UD
  2. ↑ Futfem.com
  3. ↑ Royal Spanish Football Federation
  4. ↑ UEFA
  5. ↑ Cervantes, Pablo (16 June 2012). "Suiza-España: Bachmann rompió la baraja" (in Spanish). Protagonistas del juego. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.