Paola Soldevila de la Pisa (born 7 December 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Villarreal and the Catalonia women's national football team.

Paola Soldevila
Personal information
Full name Paola Soldevila de la Pisa
Date of birth (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Porrera, Spain[2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Villarreal
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2012 Reus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Nàstic
2013–2014 Sant Gabriel B
2014–2015 Sant Gabriel 25 (2)
2015–2019 Real Sociedad 89 (2)
2019–2021 Espanyol 53 (1)
2021– Villarreal 56 (1)
International career
Catalonia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:10, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Soldevila started her career at Reus' academy.[3] She played alongside boys at this stage of her career.[4] Soldevila made her Primera División debut at the age of 17 while playing for Sant Gabriel.[5]

Personal life edit

Soldevila's grandfather, Jaume, her father, Ramón, and her brother, Albert, have all had football careers themselves.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Paola Soldevila at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Soldevila". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Paola". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ Garcia-Nieto, Álvaro (14 June 2019). "Soldevila: "Dimos la sorpresa en la Copa con la Real, ¿por qué no con el Espanyol?"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ^ Molero, Iván (7 April 2020). "Paola Soldevila, la futbolista que aspiraba a ser chófer de autobús". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ Menayo, David (10 October 2016). "Paola Soldevila, la elegancia hecha futbolista". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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