Natalia Alessandra Padilla Bidas (born 6 November 2002) is a Spanish-born Polish footballer who plays as a forward for German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, on loan from Bayern Munich, and the Poland women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalia Alessandra Padilla Bidas[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 20??–201? | CD Fuengirola FS[3] | ||
| 201?–2020 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Málaga B | 1+ | (1) |
| 2020 | Málaga | 1+ | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Servette | ||
| 2023– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Poland U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Poland U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021– | Poland | 19 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023.[4] | |||
Early life edit
Padilla was born in Málaga to an American father of Spanish descent and a Polish mother. Her paternal grandmother was born in Morocco and emigrated to Spain.[5]
Club career edit
Padilla has played for Málaga CF in Spain and for Servette in Switzerland.[2][6] She transferred to Bayern Munich who then loaned her to 1. FC Köln.[7]
International career edit
Padilla made her senior debut for Poland on 13 April 2021 in a 2–4 friendly home loss to Sweden.[8]
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2022 | Miejski Stadion Sportowy "KSZO", Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland |  Romania |
1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 6 April 2023 | Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź, Poland |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 22 September 2023 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 5. | 31 October 2023 | Sportski centra FSS, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia |
0– 1 | 1–1 | 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Effectif". Servette FC Chênois Féminin (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b Natalia Padilla at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Tabla Goleadores". Royal Andalusian Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Natalia Padilla at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Rivas, Marina (3 October 2020). "La nueva revelación de la saga Padilla Bidas". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Matchtelegramm". Schweizerischer Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Bayern holen Padilla Bidas und verleihen sie nach Köln". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Poland vs. Sweden". Women Soccerway. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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