María José Pons
Personal information | |||
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Full name | María José Pons Gómez | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Sabadell | ||
2003–2005 | Barcelona | ||
2005–2009 | Levante | ||
2009–2013 | Espanyol | ||
2013–2015 | Valencia | 54 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Sabadell | ||
2017 | Zaragoza CFF | 8 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Espanyol | 32 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012–2013 | Spain | 5 | (0) |
2003– | Catalonia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2019 |
María José Pons Gómez (born 8 August 1984), commonly known as Mariajo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Catalonia women's national football team. She previously played for CD Sabadell, FC Barcelona, Levante UD, with whom she won one League and one Cup,[1] and Valencia. She was a key player in the league success, conceding nine goals in 25 matches.[2] She had previously won the 2003 Cup with CE Sabadell. During her four seasons with Espanyol (2009–2013) she added two further Cup winner's medals to her collection.
She is a member of the Spain women's national football team,[3] where she is a reserve goalkeeper as of the 2013 European Championship qualifying.[4] When regular custodian Ainhoa Tirapu was injured, Mariajo stood in for qualifying games against Switzerland[5] and Turkey.
In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Mariajo as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[6]
Titles
- 1 Spanish League (2008)
- 4 Spanish Cups (2003, 2007, 2010, 2012)
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine Levante UD
- ^ [2][permanent dead link ] Futfem.com
- ^ "Jugadoras - Real Federación Española de Fútbol". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Royal Spanish Football Federation
- ^ [3] UEFA
- ^ Cervantes, Pablo (16 June 2012). "Suiza-España: Bachmann rompió la baraja" (in Spanish). Protagonistas del juego. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.