Cata Coll

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cata Coll

| image = Brann - Barça Femení CG3A5987 (cropped2).jpg

| caption = Coll with Barcelona in 2024

| fullname = Catalina Tomàs Coll Lluch

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|04|23}}{{Soccerway|id=440752|accessdate=31 October 2021}}

| birth_place = Pòrtol, Spain{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=7754|title=Cata Coll|publisher=BDFutbol|accessdate=31 October 2021}}

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Barcelona

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2015–2016

| clubs1 = Athletic Marratxí

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2016–2019

| clubs2 = Collerense

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2019–

| clubs3 = Barcelona

| caps3 = 46

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = → Sevilla (loan)

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam1 = Spain U17

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018

| nationalteam2 = Spain U20

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019

| nationalteam3 = Spain U19

| nationalcaps3 = 9

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam4 = Spain U23

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2023–

| nationalteam5 = Spain

| nationalcaps5 = 22

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| pcupdate = 02:19, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 22:01, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

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

{{Medal|Country|{{fbw|ESP}}}}

}}

Catalina Tomàs "Cata" Coll Lluch ({{IPA|ca-ES-IB|ˈkatə ˈkɔʎ ˈʎuk|lang|Cata Coll Lluch audio.mp3}};{{refn|group=n|When both surnames are said together, either instance of {{IPAslink|ʎ}} (the ll) may be rendered as a {{IPAblink|j}} (like a y in yes) or similar.}} born 23 April 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. In the summer of 2018, at the age of 17, she was one of the captains during the historic triumph of the Spanish U17 team at the World Cup. In the same year, she was a starter for the U20 side at the World Cup in France.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/womens-football/players/1275837/cata-coll/1275837/cata-coll|title=Cata Coll|publisher=FC Barcelona|accessdate=31 October 2021}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Early life

Catalina Tomàs Coll Lluch was born on 23 April 2001 in Mallorca;{{Cite web |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Squad Lists|url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf|date=20 August 2023 |website=FIFA |page=27}}{{efn|Her given name is spelled differently in various sources. She is registered with FIFA with the spelling "Catalina Tomas". Balearic spelling includes the grave accent in "Tomàs". IB3 spelled her name as "Thomàs",{{Cite web |title=IB3N {{!}} Guillem Timoner, Cata Coll, Mariona Caldentey o Juan Antonio Horrach, reconeguts a les distincions del Consell de Mallorca |url=https://ib3.org/guillem-timoner-cata-coll-mariona-caldentey-o-juan-antonio-horrach-reconeguts-a-les-distincions-del-consell-de-mallorca |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=ib3.org |language=ca}} and Soccerway uses "Thomás".}} she is from Pòrtol, a town in the municipality of Marratxí on the island.{{Cite web |last=Hidalgo |first=Daniel |date=2023-09-14 |title=La mallorquina Cata Coll, nominada al premio The Best a la mejor portera de la FIFA |url=https://www-diariodemallorca-es.translate.goog/deportes/2023/09/14/mallorquina-cata-coll-nominada-premio-92095417.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Diario de Mallorca |language=es }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She is named for Catherine of Palma, a patron saint of Mallorca.

Club career

Cata Coll started playing football at the age of 6 in the Sant Marçal team. She began playing as a central defender until she tried goalkeeping at the age of 11. She played in boys' teams until she was 14 years old, when she moved up to the women's team after signing for Athletic Marratxí, before moving to Collerense.{{cite web |url=https://www.txapeldunak.com/cas/futbol_femenino/jugadora.asp?id=15569|title=Cata Coll|publisher=Txapeldunak|accessdate=31 October 2021}} In her last season, she was one of the key players in achieving promotion to the newly launched Iberdrola Challenge League.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-14 |title=El Collerense logra el ascenso a Primera B |url=https://www.ultimahora.es/deportes/futbol/2019/04/14/1072707/collerense-asciende-primera-b.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Ultima Hora |language=es}} After being a pillar in her team and standing out remarkably, Coll raised the interest of Primera División clubs, finally opting for the offer of Fútbol Club Barcelona. In July 2019, it was announced that she had signed a contract until 2023 and that she would play the first season on loan to Sevilla FC in the Primera División.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-09 |title=Cata Coll: "El Barça es un club con futuro y yo vengo para el futuro" |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20190709/463399989904/cata-coll-barca-futuro.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Mundo Deportivo |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Cata Coll |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1273025/cata-coll-signs-until-2023 |accessdate=9 July 2019 |publisher=FC Barcelona}} Coll began the season sharing minutes with Sara Serrat and Noelia Ramos, but as the games went by, she became the goalkeeper most used by the coach. In her first season in the First Division, Coll played 16 league games.

In July 2020, Barcelona confirmed Coll was returning after having played the previous year on loan. In October 2020, Coll played in goal after an injury to Sandra Paños that kept her away from the pitch for several weeks. Coll stated Paños was her idol as a child.{{Cite web |last=Ràdio |first=Catalunya |date=2020-08-02 |title=Tot gira - Cata Coll: "Vinc per aprendre de la Sandra Paños" |url=https://www.ccma.cat/catradio/alacarta/tot-gira/cata-coll-vinc-per-aprendre-de-la-sandra-panos/audio/1076670/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=CCMA |language=ca}} Coll was decisive in the league match against Atlético Madrid, where she saved a penalty with the score still 0-0.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-13 |title=Cata Coll, la parapenaltis del Barça femenino |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20201113/49420965166/cata-coll-la-parapenaltis-del-barca-femenino.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Mundo Deportivo |language=es}} She debuted in the Champions League in a qualifying match played against PSV that the team won by 4 goals to 1.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-16 |title=Cata Coll: "En el Barça, juegue quien juegue, lo hace bien" |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20201216/6127382/cata-coll-barca-juegue-juegue.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Cata Coll debutó en Champions y lo celebró con un triunfo |url=https://es.besoccer.com/noticia/cata-coll-debuto-en-champions-y-lo-celebro-con-un-triunfo-930391 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=es.besoccer.com |language=es}} In December 2020, she was injured in the match played against Sevilla. The club's medical services reported that she suffered a meniscus injury in her right leg.{{Cite web |last=VAVEL.com |date=2022-06-08 |title=Cata Coll, con una lesión en el menisco |url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2020/12/19/fc-barcelona/1052041-cata-coll-con-una-lesion-en-el-menisco.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=VAVEL |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=RD |date=2020-12-20 |title=La mallorquina Cata Coll sufre una lesión en el menisco de la rodilla derecha |url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/deportes/2020/12/20/mallorquina-cata-coll-sufre-lesion-26545645.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Diario de Mallorca |language=es}} At the end of March, she received a medical discharge.

File:Brann - Barça Femení CG3A5653.jpg

In February 2023, she extended her contract with the club until June 2026.{{Cite web |date=21 February 2023 |title=Cata renueva hasta 2026 |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/futbol/femenino-a/noticias/3077492/cata-renueva-hasta-2026 |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=F.C. Barcelona |language=es}} She had her breakthrough season in 2023–24, being entrusted with the majority of matches as starting goalkeeper for the first time, and reliably performed; she conceded six goals in the season, three each in the Champions League and in the Liga F.{{Cite web |last=Tikas |first=Maria |date=2024-05-30 |title=El 1x1 de una temporada perfecta |url=https://www-sport-es.translate.goog/es/noticias/futbol-femenino-barca/1x1-temporada-perfecta-103107077 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Diario Sport |language=es |archive-date=7 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707000153/https://www-sport-es.translate.goog/es/noticias/futbol-femenino-barca/1x1-temporada-perfecta-103107077 |url-status=dead }}

International career

File:Cata Coll Paris 2024.png

In 2016, at the age of 15, she was selected to participate in the European Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic. The team was runner-up after losing in the final against Germany.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-17 |title=Cata Coll subcampeona de Europa - Femenino, Selecciones |url=https://www.futbolbalear.es/2016/05/17/cata-coll-subcampeona-de-europa/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=FutbolBalear.es |language=es}} In May 2018, she was once again part of the Spanish team to play the European Under-17 Championship in Lithuania. This time, as she was already one of the team's captains, the Spanish team won the title of champions after defeating Germany in the final.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-23 |title=Cata Coll, campeona de Europa sub-17 - Federación, Femenino, Selecciones |url=https://www.futbolbalear.es/2018/05/23/cata-coll-campeona-de-europa-sub-17/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=FutbolBalear.es |language=es}}

At the end of that same year, the red team traveled to Uruguay to play in the U17 World Cup. The team was proclaimed world champion for the first time after beating Mexico in the final. She was one of the heroines of the championship after saving two penalties from the shootout in the semifinal that they played against Korea that ended in a draw.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-26 |title=Cata Coll, la atrapasueños de 'La Rojita' |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-femenino/2018/11/26/5bfafa09ca4741c53a8b4589.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Marca.com |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2018-12-03 |title=Cata Coll: "Somos la generación de oro y volveremos a hacer historia" |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20181203/453320687781/cata-coll-somos-la-generacion-de-oro-y-volveremos-a-hacer-historia.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}} At the end of the tournament, she was awarded the gold glove, an award that accredits her as the best goalkeeper in the entire competition.

In January 2020, she was called up by the U19 team to play the preparation matches for the Under-19 European Championship in Ireland.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-15 |title=Cata Coll, convocada con la Sub-19 |url=https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/noticias-futbol/futbol-femenino/2020/01/15/cata-coll-convocada-sub-19/261115.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Estadio Deportivo |language=es}} Due to COVID-19, UEFA announced that the tournament was cancelled.

In August 2018, she was the starting goalkeeper for the team that participated in the U20 World Cup in France.{{Cite news |last=Tronchoni |first=Nadia |date=2018-08-24 |title=Cata Coll, puro instinto |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2018/08/23/actualidad/1535049014_808916.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=1134-6582}} Coll was once again decisive during the tournament after saving a penalty in the semifinals against France.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-24 |title=Catalina Coll, una heroína bajo palos con tan sólo 17 años |url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/08/23/seleccion/1535039565_725114.html |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Diario AS |language=es}} They were runners-up in the tournament after losing the final 1-3 against Japan.

She was named as part of Spain's national team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. After several games on the bench, she made her first appearance for the national team at the tournament in a round of 16 games against Switzerland, which Spain won 5–1. She started in goal in the final against England, finishing the match with a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory to claim the title.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-20 |title=Spain 1-0 England - FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Live|url=https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1773370/Live/International-FIFA-Women-s-World-Cup-2023-Spain-England |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Who Scored|language=en}}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 19 November 2023{{cite web|title=Spain - Cata Coll - Profile with news, career statistics and history|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/catalina-thomas-coll-lluch/440752/|access-date=20 August 2023|website=Soccerway}}}}

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" \|Cup{{efn\|Including Copa de la Reina}} ! colspan="2" \|Other{{efn\|Including Supercopa de España}} ! colspan="2" \|Europe{{efn\|Including UEFA Women's Champions League}} ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="6" \|Barcelona \| rowspan="5" valign="center" \|Primera División / Liga F \|2019–20 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|colspan=2\|— \|colspan=2\|— \|1 \|0
2020–21 \|7 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|11 \|0
2021–22 \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|9 \|0
2022–23 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|0
2023–24 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|6 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !23 !0 !4 !0 !0 !0 !3 !0 !30 !0
Sevilla (loan) \|Primera División \|2019–20 \|16 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|18 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !39 !0 !6 !0 !0 !0 !3 !0 !48 !0

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" |Cup{{efn|Including Copa de la Reina}}

! colspan="2" |Other{{efn|Including Supercopa de España}}

! colspan="2" |Europe{{efn|Including UEFA Women's Champions League}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" |Barcelona

| rowspan="5" valign="center" |Primera División / Liga F

|2019–20

|colspan=2|—

|11

colspan="2" |Total

!23

!30

Sevilla (loan)

|Primera División

|2019–20

|16

|18

colspan="3" |Career total

!39

!48

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="3" \|Spain \|2023	10	0
2024 \|10 \|0
2025 \|2 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total\|\|22\|\|0

Honours

; FC Barcelona

UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21,{{cite news |date=16 May 2021 |title=Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0269-124ae310baea-93bc49bd8837-1000--chelsea-0-4-barcelona-barca-surge-to-first-women-s-champio/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516215401/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2030666--chelsea-vs-barcelona/postmatch/report/ |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=UEFA}} 2022–23,{{Cite news |last=Wrack |first=Suzanne |date=3 June 2023 |title=Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/03/barcelona-wolfsburg-womens-champions-league-final |access-date=7 June 2023 |issn=0029-7712}} 2023–24{{Cite web |date=25 May 2024 |title=Barcelona retains Women's Champions League title, completing historic quadruple |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/25/sport/barcelona-lyon-womens-champions-league-2024-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=25 May 2024 |website=CNN}}
Liga F: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Copa de la Reina: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
Supercopa de España: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

; Spain

FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023
UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24{{cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68430599 |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}

Spain U20

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup runner-up: 2018

Spain U17

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2018

Individual

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Golden Glove: 2018
IFFHS Women's UEFA Team: 2024{{cite web|title=IFFHS WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL TEAMS 2024 - UEFA|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/4148|date=25 January 2025 |website=IFFHS}}
IFFHS Women's Youth (U20) World Team: 2020,{{cite web|title=THE WORLD'S YOUTH WOMEN TEAM OF THE YEAR 2020 (U20) by IFFHS|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1035|date=3 April 2021}} 2021{{cite web|title=IFFHS WOMEN'S YOUTH (U20) WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2021|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1512|date=8 December 2021}}
IFFHS Women's Youth (U20) UEFA Team: 2020,{{cite web|title=UEFA YOUTH WOMAN TEAM OF THE YEAR 2020 (U20) by IFFHS|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1022|date=26 March 2021 |website=IFFHS}} 2021{{cite web|title=IFFHS WOMEN'S YOUTH CONTINENTAL TEAMS OF THE YEAR 2021 - UEFA|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1573|date=10 January 2022 |website=IFFHS}}