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Alba Redondo

{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1996)}}

{{family name hatnote|Redondo|Ferrer|lang=Spanish}}

{{EngvarB|date=February 2024}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alba Redondo

| image = Alba Redondo.jpg

| caption = Alba Redondo speaking in the European Parliament, March 2024

| full_name = Alba María Redondo Ferrer{{cite web |title=List of Players - Spain |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2016/pdf/FU20W_2016_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=17 December 2019 |page=13 |date=21 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728161912/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2016/pdf/FU20W_2016_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|27}}

| birth_place = Albacete, Spain

| height = 1.68 m

| position = Forward, attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Real Madrid

| clubnumber = 11

| youthclubs1 = Fundación Albacete

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 2009–2012

| clubs1 = Fundación Albacete B

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2012–2019

| clubs2 = Fundación Albacete

| caps2 = 137

| goals2 = 53

| years3 = 2019–2024

| clubs3 = Levante

| caps3 = 135

| goals3 = 71

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Real Madrid

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Spain U19

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2018–2025

| nationalteam2 = Spain

| nationalcaps2 = 40

| nationalgoals2 = 14

| club-update = 03:35, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 18:30, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fba|ESP}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|FIFA Women's World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|2023 Australia–New Zealand|}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Nations League}}

{{Medal|W|2024 France–Netherlands–Spain|}}

}}

Alba María Redondo Ferrer (born 27 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Spain national team.

In January 2024, she ranked 61st on the Guardian's 2023 list of the 100 Best Female Footballers in the World.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2024/jan/09/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2023|title=The 100 best female footballers in the world 2023|date=9 January 2024|website=theguardian.com}}

Club career

Redondo progressed through the youth system at her hometown club Fundación Albacete. In 2014, 17-year-old Redondo scored twice as "El Funda" beat UD Granadilla Tenerife 2–0 to secure promotion to the top-level Primera División. The 2018–19 Primera División season ended in disappointment for Redondo when her 15 league goals failed to stop Fundación Albacete from finishing bottom of the league and being relegated.

In June 2019 Redondo transferred to Levante, signing a two-year contract with a further one-year option.{{cite news |title=Alba Redondo se incorpora al Levante UD Femenino |url=http://www.levanteud.com/es/info/alba-redondo-se-incorpora-al-levante-ud-femenino |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=Levante UD |date=14 June 2019 |language=Spanish}} In November 2019 she scored twice against EdF Logroño but was knocked unconscious near the end of the match. Amidst farcical scenes, the physiotherapist who ran on to treat her was then sent off by the dogmatic referee, for not asking permission to enter the pitch.{{cite news |last1=Casero |first1=Javier |title=Escándalo: Un fisio del Levante expulsado por atender a una jugadora inconsciente |url=https://eldesmarque.com/valencia/levante-ud/221031-escandalo-un-fisio-del-levante-expulsado-por-atender-a-una-jugador-inconsciente |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=El Desmarque |date=27 November 2019 |language=Spanish}} The following month Redondo endeared herself to the Levante supporters when she struck the only goal in a win over local rivals Valencia.{{cite news |title=Un gol de Alba Redondo decantó el derbi para el Levante |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/levante-ud/2019/12/15/gol-alba-redondo-decanto-derbi/1956502.html |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=Levante-EMV |date=15 December 2019 |language=Spanish}}

Redondo won the Pichichi award for being the top goalscorer in the 2022-23 Liga F season.{{Cite tweet|number=1660648599275941896|user=soccerdonna|title=Alba Redondo delivered, delivered and delivered 🧾The 26-year-old Spanish striker from Levante UD won herself the Pichichi Trophy for most goals. She scored 28 goals, although one goal cannot be cleared beyond doubt as it may be an own goal. #AlbaRedondo #LigaF #LevanteUD #OrgullGranota|access-date=24 June 2023}}

On 2 July 2024, Redondo signed for Real Madrid.{{cite news|title= Alba Redondo elige al Real Madrid|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-femenino/2024/07/02/66842da222601ddf508b45b5.html|publisher=MARCA|language=Spanish|date=2 July 2024|access-date=2 July 2024}}

International career

Alba Redondo took part in the qualification for the 2013 U17 European Championship with the Spanish U17 national team. With the U19s she reached the final of the continental tournament in both 2014 and 2015, but lost to the Netherlands and Sweden respectively. In 2015, with three goals in five games, she was level with Marie-Charlotte Léger and was the tournament's second-best goalscorer behind Stina Blackstenius. Alba Redondo took part in the 2016 World Cup with the U20 national team, where she and her team were defeated in the quarterfinals by North Korea, who later won the tournament.{{Cite web |title=North Korea - Spain Womens World Cup U-20 2016 |url=https://m.football-lineups.com/match/361367 |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=football-lineups.com |language=en}}

Despite competing for Albacete that was frequently fighting in relegation battle, Redondo developed into a proficient goalscorer and came to the attention of Spain national team scouts.{{cite news |last1=Vazquez |first1=David |title=Alba Redondo: los goles también se fabrican en Albacete |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2019/01/13/actualidad/1547396151_641051.html |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=El País |date=4 January 2019 |language=Spanish}} She made her debut for the senior national team on 8 November 2018 in a friendly against Poland, and was also called up for the 2019 Algarve Cup.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/08/world/friendly-women/spain/poland/2931664/ | title=Spain vs. Poland 3-1|date=8 November 2018 |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=uk.soccerway.com

}}{{cite news |last1=Giovio |first1=Eleonora |title=Alba Redondo: "Muchas veces peco de egoísmo" |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2019/02/25/actualidad/1551088295_531467.html |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=El País |date=28 February 2019 |language=Spanish}} However, national coach Jorge Vilda did not include her in the 23-player final squad for the 2019 World Cup.{{cite news |title=Jorge Vilda se olvida de Alba Redondo para el Mundial |url=http://www.aupaalba.es/2019/05/20/jorge-vilda-se-olvida-de-alba-redondo-para-el-mundial/ |accessdate=17 December 2019 |publisher=Aúpa Alba |date=20 May 2019 |language=Spanish}} Redondo was not named to the Spanish squad for the Euro 2022 either.{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/womens-euro-2022-spain-cut-provisional-squad-23 |title=Women's Euro 2022: Spain cut provisional squad to final 23 |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=14 September 2023|website=90min.com }}

Redondo made seven appearances at the 2023 World Cup and scored three goals. She was in the starting line-up for the World Cup final as Spain defeated England 1–0 to win the trophy for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/20/spain-england-womens-world-cup-final-match-report |title=Spain win Women's World Cup as Olga Carmona strike breaks England hearts |date=20 August 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023|website=The Guardian }}

Personal life

Redondo is in a relationship with Cristina Monleón, a sports and exercise scientist at the University of Valencia.{{cite web |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/21/alba-redondo-partner-lgbtq-football/ |title=Alba Redondo and girlfriend share adorable pictures after Spain's historic World Cup victory |date=21 August 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=PinkNews}} She is not related to former Argentine and Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Redondo.

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 15 June 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="8" |Fundación Albacete

|2012–13

|Segunda División

|

colspan="2" | –colspan="2" | –colspan="2" | –
2013–14

|Segunda División

|

colspan="2" | –colspan="2" | –colspan="2" | –
2014–15

|Primera División

|28

|8

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

|28

|8

2015–16

|Primera División

|25

|9

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

|25

|9

2016–17

|Primera División

|26

|6

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

|26

|6

2017–18

|Primera División

|27

|16

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

|27

|16

2018–19

|Primera División

|30

|14

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |–

| colspan="2" |–

|30

|14

colspan="2" |Total

!136

5300colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–13653
rowspan="6" |Levante

|2019–20

|Primera División

|19

910colspan="2"|–1{{efn|name=SC|Appearances in Supercopa de España}}0219
2020–21

|Primera División

|30

731colspan="2"|–1{{efn|name=SC}}0348
2021–22

|Primera División

|30

1223411{{efn|name=SC}}03716
2022–23

|Liga F

|30

2711colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3128
2023–24

|Liga F

|26

1620222{{efn|name=SC}}03218
colspan="2" |Total

!135

7195635015579
colspan="3" |Career total

!271

124956350291132

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= International =

{{updated|match played 3 August 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="7" |Spain

|2018

10
201952
202041
202172
202254
2023145
202440
colspan="2" |Total4014

:Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Redondo goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Alba Redondo

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|1

| 17 January 2019

| Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain

| {{fbw|BEL}}

| style="text-align:center"|1–0

| style="text-align:center"|1–1

| rowspan=2| Friendly

style="text-align:center"|2

| 17 May 2019

| Estadio Pedro Escartín, Guadalajara, Spain

| {{fbw|CMR}}

| style="text-align:center"|2–0

| style="text-align:center"|4–0

style="text-align:center"|3

| 19 September 2020

| Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova

| {{fbw|MDA}}

| style="text-align:center"|6–0

| style="text-align:center"|9–0

| UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

style="text-align:center"|4

| 26 October 2021

| Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka, Ukraine

| {{fbw|UKR}}

| style="text-align:center"|6–0

| style="text-align:center"|6–0

| rowspan=4| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

style="text-align:center"|5

| 25 November 2021

| Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain

| {{fbw|FRO}}

| style="text-align:center"|3–0

| style="text-align:center"|12–0

style="text-align:center"|6

| rowspan="2"|6 September 2022

| rowspan="2"|La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|UKR}}

| style="text-align:center"|2–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0

style="text-align:center"|7

| style="text-align:center"|3–0

style="text-align:center"|8

| 11 November 2022

| Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain

| {{fbw|ARG}}

| style="text-align:center"|1–0

| style="text-align:center"|7–0

| rowspan=2| Friendly

style="text-align:center"|9

| 15 November 2022

| Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain

| {{fbw|JPN}}

| style="text-align:center"|1–0

| style="text-align:center"|1–0

style="text-align:center"|10

| 19 February 2023

| CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia

| {{fbw|AUS}}

| style="text-align:center"|2–3

| style="text-align:center"|2–3

| 2023 Cup of Nations

style="text-align:center"|11

| 11 April 2023

| Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain

| {{fbw|CHN}}

| style="text-align:center"|1–0

| style="text-align:center"|3–0

| Friendly

style="text-align:center"|12

| rowspan="2"|26 July 2023

| rowspan="3"|Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|ZAM}}

| style="text-align:center"|3–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0

| rowspan="3"|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

style="text-align:center"|13

| style="text-align:center"|5–0

style="text-align:center"|14

| 5 August 2023

| {{fbw|SUI}}

| style="text-align:center"|2–1

| style="text-align:center"|5–1

style="text-align:center"|15

| 29 October 2024

| Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza, Italy

| {{fbw|ITA}}

| style="text-align:center"|1–0

| style="text-align:center"|1–1

| Friendly

Honours

Spain

References

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External links

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