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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| fullname = Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi{{Cite web|url=https://futbolfemenino.rfef.es/es/primera-iberdrola/partido/79319/?c=acta|website=Royal Spanish Football Federation|language=es|title=Primera Iberdrola – Levante UD 5 - 0 SD Eibar|date=29 September 2021|accessdate=2 October 2021|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008140349/https://futbolfemenino.rfef.es/es/primera-iberdrola/partido/79319/?c=acta|url-status=dead}}

| 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

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 February 2023Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia{{fbw|JAM}}align=center|3–0align=center| 3–02023 Cup of Nations
2.5 December 2023La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain{{fbw|SWE}}align=center|4–3align=center| 5–3UEFA 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

  • 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}}

References

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