Sonia Bermúdez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bermúdez and the second or maternal family name is Tribano.
Sonia Bermúdez Tribano
Personal information
Full nameSonia Bermúdez Tribano
Date of birth18 November 1984
Place of birthVallecas, Madrid, Spain
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
FC Barcelona
Number10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Pozuelo
2002–2003Estudiantes Huelva
2003–2004CE Sabadell
2004–2011Rayo Vallecano
2011–2014FC Barcelona
2014Western New York Flash21(4)
2014–2015FC Barcelona26(20)
National team
2001-2003Spain U-19
2005-Spain45(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Sonia Bermúdez Tribano (born 18 November 1984), commonly known as Sonia[1] or Soni,[2] is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club FC Barcelona and the Spain women's national football team. She previously played for NWSL club Western New York Flash.

Club career

In seven years with Rayo Vallecano, she had contributed to the club's first Spanish league trophy—scoring 22 goals throughout the 2008–09 season, ranking third at the top scorers table.[3] She previously joined CE Sabadell from Estudiantes Huelva in 2003.[4] She won the 2011–12 Primera División top scorer award with 38 goals for champions Barcelona.[5] In 2012–13 Barcelona retained their title and Sonia scored 21 times to finish joint-top scorer with Rayo's Natalia Pablos.[6]

International career

In October 2002, Sonia was named in the Spanish squad for the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[7]

A member of the senior Spanish national team,[8] she scored against England and Northern Ireland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying. In Spain's first game of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying campaign, Sonia was named to the squad and listed as an FC Barcelona player.[8] She scored the fourth goal in Spain's 10–1 win in Turkey.[9]

In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda named Sonia in his squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[10]

Official international goals

References

  1. "Sonia". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. Roldán, Isabel (28 May 2013). "Soni: "Nuestro estilo es parecido al de la Selección, fútbol bonito"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. Futfem.com
  4. "Keke se queda en Huelva" (in Spanish). Recre.org. 9 August 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. "Goal scorer list". futbolme.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. Martín, Dúnia (9 May 2013). "Barcelona's Sonia spurred by continued success". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  7. "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL" (in Spanish). Futbol Feminino. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Royal Spanish Football Federation
  9. "Turkey 1–10 Spain". UEFA.com. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  10. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

External links

Sonia BermúdezFIFA competition record