Fiamma Benítez
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 2004)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Family name hatnote|Benítez|Iannuzzi|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fiamma
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|6|19|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://futbolfemenino.rfef.es/es/primera-iberdrola/jugadora/fiamma-916066/|title=Fiamma|website=Royal Spanish Football Federation|language=es|accessdate=2 October 2021|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008140346/https://futbolfemenino.rfef.es/es/primera-iberdrola/jugadora/fiamma-916066/|url-status=dead}}
| birth_place = Dénia, Spain
| height = 1.68m{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=9697|title=Fiamma|website=BDFutbol|accessdate=2 October 2021}}
| position = Forward{{Cite web|url=https://www.levanteud.com/en/jugadores/femenino/2021-2022|accessdate=2 October 2021|title=Plantilla|website=Levante UD|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002043234/https://www.levanteud.com/en/jugadores/femenino/2021-2022|url-status=dead}}
| currentclub = Valencia
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Levante B
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = Levante
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2024
| clubs3 = Valencia
| caps3 = 41
| goals3 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2020 | nationalteam2 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam3 = Spain U19 | nationalcaps3 = 19 | nationalgoals3 = 9
| nationalyears4 = 2022 | nationalteam4 = Spain U20 | nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5= 2023–
| nationalteam5 = Spain U23
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2022–
| nationalteam6 = Spain
| nationalcaps6 = 9
| nationalgoals6 = 2
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fba|Spain}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Nations League}}
{{Medal|W|2024 France–Netherlands–Spain|}}
{{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|2022 Costa Rica|}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2022 Czech Republic|}}
{{Medal|W|2023 Belgium|}}
| pcupdate = 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
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Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi (born 19 June 2004), known mononymously as Fiamma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Valencia and the Spain women's national team.
Early life
Fiamma was born in Dénia to Argentine parents.{{Cite web|url=https://localiafemenina.com/seria-una-experiencia-muy-linda-jugar-para-la-seleccion-argentina/|title="Sería una experiencia muy linda jugar para la Selección Argentina"|quote=It would be a very nice experience to play for the Argentina National Team and be called up, something unforgettable|first=Pablo|last=Cabe|website=Localía Femenina|date=28 December 2020|accessdate=2 October 2021}} Her maternal grandfather was Italian.{{YouTube|id=RjxW8WIbBE8&t=1698s|title=QUIERO SER COMO... FIAMMA BENÍTEZ #30}}
Club career
Fiamma has played for Levante in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for them.
International career
Fiamma was eligible to play for Spain, Italy or Argentina and had shown interest in playing for the latter. Representing the former, she won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and made her senior debut on 11 November 2022 as a 56th-minute substitution in a 7–0 friendly home win, coincidentally over Argentina.{{Soccerway|accessdate=2 October 2021}} She became cap-tied to Spain when she played and scored in a UEFA Women's Nations League victory over Sweden in December 2023.
International goals
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 February 2023 | Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia | {{fbw|JAM}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center| 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
2. | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain | {{fbw|SWE}} | align=center|4–3 | align=center| 5–3 | UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Spain U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2022,{{cite web|title= 2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0275-153894a4fdba-5073267213bb-1000--2022-women-s-u19-euro-road-to-the-title/|website=UEFA|date=9 July 2022|access-date=26 December 2023}} 2023{{cite web|title= Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance|url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0283-189e225df8bb-e5f6da1945bd-1000--spain-win-2023-women-s-u19-euro-at-a-glance/|website=UEFA|date=30 July 2023|access-date=26 December 2023}}
Spain U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2022{{cite web|title= Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/u20womensworldcup/costarica2022/news/paralluelo-propels-spain-to-revenge-and-glory|website=FIFA.com|date=28 August 2022|access-date=26 December 2023}}
Spain
References
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External links
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Category:People from Marina Alta
Category:Footballers from the Province of Alicante
Category:Spanish women's footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Levante UD Femenino players
Category:Spain women's youth international footballers
Category:Spain women's international footballers
Category:Spanish people of Argentine descent
Category:Sportspeople of Argentine descent
Category:Spanish people of Italian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen
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