Olga Carmona García (born 12 June 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. She played for Sevilla previously before joining the Madrid side. She is the Real Madrid captain.[citation needed]
 Carmona in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Carmona García | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Sevilla Este | ||
| 2007–2017 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Sevilla | 75 | (7) |
| 2020– | Real Madrid | 116 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Spain U19 | 18 | (7) |
| 2021 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Spain | 48 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:20, 24 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:29, 10 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Seville, Andalusia, Carmona began her football career at the age of six with Sevilla Este.[1]
In Carmona's first professional season, she contributed with five goals in 25 matches as Sevilla finished 12th.[2] In 2007, she moved to the youth team of Sevilla FC, where she was to spend nine years. For the 2016–17 season, Carmona made it into the first team that was playing in the Segunda División, the second division in Spain at the time. She managed with her team in her first season promotion to the Primera División. While her club landed in the lower mid-table of the league for the following three seasons, Carmona reached the semi-finals of both 2018–19 and 2019–20 domestic cups, in which Sevilla were defeated by eventual winners Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona.
In the summer of 2020, Carmona signed for Real Madrid's newly formed women's football section.[3]
International career
editCarmona won the 2018 European Championship with the U-19 national team by beating Germany 1–0 in the final. She herself contributed four goals in ten games in qualifying and the finals to win the title. A year later, she was again with the U-19 in the finals of the European Championship, where her team lost 1–3 after extra time in the semifinals against France.[4]
On 13 April 2021, Carmona made her senior team debut in a friendly match against Mexico.[5]
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
editIn 2023, at 23 years of age, Carmona played a key role in Spain's victory[6] in the FIFA World Cup, eventually being selected as captain of the Spain squad in both the team's semi-final and the final and scoring decisive goals in each of the two matches.[7][8][9]
In the semi-final against Sweden on 15 August, Carmona helped her team achieve a 2–1 victory by scoring the decisive goal from a precise long-range shot.[10] Five days later, during the 29th minute of the Final against England, she scored the only goal as Spain went on to win 1–0 to claim the trophy.[11] Carmona was also named player of the match in the final.[12]
In October 2023, Carmona was confirmed as a part of the leadership and captaincy team.[13]
Personal life
editCarmona's older brother, Fran Carmona, is also a footballer and plays as a defender for Ourense CF.[14]
Growing up, Carmona's parents insisted that she should not play football, instead steering her towards swimming, tennis and sevillana dancing;[15] they eventually relented when she would not change her mind.[16]
Carmona's father died after a prolonged illness two days before the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final in which she scored the winning goal. Her mother and brothers were present in Australia to watch her play, and she learned of her father's death after Spain's victory celebrations.[17][18]
As of 2023, in addition to her professional responsibilities with Real Madrid, Carmona is in the process of completing her undergraduate studies for a degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 October2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla | 2017–18 | Primera División | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primera División | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 80 | 7 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 2020–21 | Primera División | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga F | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga F | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga F | 7 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 116 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 32 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa de la Reina
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in Supercopa de España
International
edit- As of match played 9 August 2024[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carmona goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 February 2023 | CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Australia
|
1–3 | 2–3 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
| 2 | 15 August 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Sweden
|
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 3 | 20 August 2023 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia |  England
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
editSpain
Spain U19
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Olga Carmona: el futuro del Sevilla femenino" [Olga Carmona: the future of Sevilla Women's] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Olga Carmona, cinco goles esta campaña con el Sevilla FC Femenino" [Olga Carmona, five goals this season with Sevilla FC Femenino] (in Spanish). El Corner de Sur. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "La perla sevillana Olga Carmona fichará por el Real Madrid". Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "France-Spain line-ups | Women's Under-19 2019". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ EFE • •, Por (20 August 2023). "Quién es Olga Carmona, la jugadora que le dio la victoria a España en Copa Mundial Femenina 2023". Telemundo Dallas (39) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Witney, Lee (27 August 2023). "Who are the players who won the World Cup with Spain?". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Olga Carmona, la flamenca que ha metido a España en la final del Mundial". Vanity Fair (in European Spanish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Olga Carmona, la jugadora que ha marcado el gol que ha dado a España su primer Mundial Femenino | Onda Cero Radio". www.ondacero.es (in Spanish). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Nowakowski, Wojciech (27 August 2023). "Spain's World Cup triumph: A win for Vilda and Rubiales, not the players". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Harris, Daniel (15 August 2023). "Spain 2–1 Sweden: Olga Carmona Stunner Sees La Roja into First-Ever Women's World Cup Final After Goal-Laden Finale". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Spain's Olga Carmona scores goal vs. England in 29'". Fox Sports (video). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Spain 1-0 England match report". FIFA. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Chavala, Laura Busto (26 October 2023). "Olga Carmona becomes Spain captain over Bonmati and Mariona". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Carmona refuerza la defensa del Ourense CF". laregion.es (in European Spanish). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Olga Carmona, un Mundial a flor de piel". rfef.es (in Spanish). RFEF. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Olga: Reaching a final was unthinkable a few years ago". FIFA.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Spain's World Cup hero Carmona learns of father's death after final". Reuters. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Olga Carmona told after Women's World Cup final that father has died". BBC Sport. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Leveridge, Sam (21 August 2023). "From Flamenco Dancing To World Champion: Spain Hero Olga Carmona's Unorthodox Journey To The Top". Forbes.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Olga Carmona at Soccerway
- ^ "Olga Carmona National Team Stats, Goals, Records". FBRef. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Visa Player of the Match: Olga Carmona". fifa.com. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Who made the 2023 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11?". FIFPRO. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM 2023". IFFHS. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.