Candela Andújar
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Andújar|Jiménez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Candela Andújar
| image = 2019-05-17 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona StP 0902 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
| caption = Andújar with Barcelona in 2019
| fullname = Candela Andújar Jiménez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|03|26}}
| birth_place = Barberà del Vallès, Spain
| height = 1.60 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs1 = Barberà Andalucía
| youthyears2 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs2 = Sant Gabriel
| youthyears3 = 2012–2016
| youthclubs3 = Barcelona
| years1 = 2016–2019
| clubs1 = Barcelona B
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2017–2022
| clubs2 = Barcelona
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = → Valencia (loan)
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Sporting San José
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam1 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Spain U19
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Spain U20
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam4 = Spain U23
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4= 2
| nationalyears5 = 2021
| nationalteam5 = Spain
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 12:32, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 04:32, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
}}
Candela Andújar Jiménez ({{IPA|es|kanˈdela anˈduxaɾ}}; born 26 March 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who last played as a forward for Costa Rican Women's Premier Division club Sporting San José. She represented Spain at several youth and senior levels.{{cite web|title=UEFA Profile|url=http://es.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250092013/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-date=7 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807001513/https://es.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250092013/profile/index.html}}
Club career
=Barcelona=
Born in Barberà del Vallès, Barcelona, Andújar began her career at the age of 7 as a goalkeeper in Barberá Andalucia, playing with boys. After 4 years she joined Sant Gabriel and spent a season there, this time in the midfielder position and only alongside young girls. She started her career at Barcelona at the start of 2012–13 season, after she was discovered by the club's scouts for her performances in Catalonia's u-12 national team. In Barça she was employed more as a winger and a forward player.{{cite web|title=Candela Andújar: "Having a coach gives confidence"|url=https://as.com/futbol/2017/04/30/seleccion/1493584798_313084.html|website=AS|accessdate=1 May 2017|date=May 2017|archive-date=31 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731200900/https://as.com/futbol/2017/04/30/seleccion/1493584798_313084.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Candela Andújar, tota una campiona|url=http://agora.xtec.cat/ieslaromanica/general/candela-andujar-tota-una-campiona/|website=Àgora|accessdate=27 October 2016}} She played her first official match for the senior team on 6 December 2017 against Sevilla at the age of 17, after her consistent form in Barça B, where she had scored 11 goals in 12 matches, throughout the mid season.{{cite web|title=Sevilla FC - Barça Women: A win to be proud of in Andalusia (0-2)|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/womens-football/news/2017-2018/match-report-sevilla-fc-barca-women-a-win-to-be-proud-of-in-andalusia-0-2|website=FC Barcelona Official|accessdate=6 December 2017}}
In June 2020, Andújar signed a contract extension to continue with Barcelona until 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/noticies/1680238/acord-per-a-la-renovacio-de-candela-fins-al-2022?hootPostID=c274d96105cc4b3cca27c160ce63b9e5# |title=Acord per a la renovació de Candela fins al 2022 |website=fcbarcelona.cat |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=11 June 2020 |accessdate=11 June 2020}}
==Loan to Valencia==
On 29 July 2021, Andújar joined Valencia on a one-year loan deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/noticies/2196217/candela-andujar-cedida-de-nou-al-valencia/amp?__twitter_impression=true|title=Candela Andújar, cedida de nou al València|website=FC Barcelona|language=Catalan|accessdate=29 July 2021}}
On 18 June 2022, she announced her retirement from football at the age of 22 via an Instagram post.
International career
Andújar was first invited to play for national u-16 team in February 2015, in a development tournament.{{cite web|title=Three Matches for the U-16's Development Tournament|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/seleccion-espanola/451496-tres-novedades-en-la-sub-16-para-el-torneo-de-desarrollo.html|website=Vavel|accessdate=16 February 2015|date=2015-02-16}} She was a member of Spanish u-17 squads that achieved runner-up places of UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2016 and 2017.{{cite web|title=MATCH REPORT|url=http://www.sefutbol.com/en/match-report-womens-u17-runner-champion-euro-after-penalty-shoot-out|website=Sefutbol|accessdate=16 May 2016|date=2016-05-16|archive-date=2018-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001130/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/match-report-womens-u17-runner-champion-euro-after-penalty-shoot-out|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Spain finish runner-up at WU17EURO|url=http://www.sefutbol.com/en/match-report-spain-finish-runner-wu17euro|website=Sefutbol|accessdate=14 May 2017|date=2017-05-14|archive-date=2019-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426152619/https://www.sefutbol.com/en/match-report-spain-finish-runner-wu17euro|url-status=dead}} Each time she earned a place on the team of the tournament.{{cite web|title=The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament|url=http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2016/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923173830/http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2016/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2016|website=UEFA|accessdate=16 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament|url=http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/season=2017/technical-report/uefa-technical-team/index.html|website=UEFA|accessdate=14 May 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Andújar was also one of the key players of u-17 national team in the 2016 U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite web|title=Spain squad named for FIFA Women's U17 World Cup|url=http://www.sefutbol.com/en/official-spain-squad-named-fifa-womens-u17-world-cup|website=Sefutbol|accessdate=15 September 2016|archive-date=22 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001117/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/official-spain-squad-named-fifa-womens-u17-world-cup|url-status=dead}} At the end of the tournament she was one of the 10 candidates for the Golden Ball,{{cite web|title=Three Spanish squad players, candidates to MVP and Golden Glove of the World Cup|url=http://www.sefutbol.com/en/three-spanish-squad-players-candidates-mvp-and-golden-glove-world-cup|website=Sefutbol|accessdate=18 October 2016|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421194654/https://www.sefutbol.com/en/three-spanish-squad-players-candidates-mvp-and-golden-glove-world-cup|url-status=dead}} which she lost to Fuka Nagano.{{cite web|title=Nagano: "Jamás soñé con el Balón de Oro"|url=http://es.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/y=2016/m=10/news=nagano-jamas-sone-con-el-balon-de-oro-2845594.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024130752/http://es.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/y=2016/m=10/news=nagano-jamas-sone-con-el-balon-de-oro-2845594.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2016|website=FIFA|accessdate=22 October 2016}}
Honours
;Barcelona B
;FC Barcelona
;International
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third place: 2016
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Runner-Up: 2016, 2017
References
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External links
- {{UEFA player|250092013}}
- {{Twitter|candelaandujar}}
- {{Soccerway|candela-andujar-jimenez/427158}}
- [https://www.txapeldunak.com/cas/futbol_femenino/jugadora.asp?id=14191 Profile] at Txapeldunak.com {{in lang|es}}
- [https://adnlamasia.es/acuerdo-con-el-valencia-por-candela-andujar/ Candela Andujar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920104924/https://adnlamasia.es/acuerdo-con-el-valencia-por-candela-andujar/ |date=20 September 2020 }}
{{Valencia Féminas CF squad}}
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Category:People from Vallès Occidental
Category:Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
Category:Sportswomen from Catalonia
Category:Spanish women's footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:FC Barcelona Femení B players
Category:FC Barcelona Femení players
Category:Spain women's youth international footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate women's footballers
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Costa Rica
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica