Ariadna Mingueza

Arianda Mingueza
Personal information
Full name Ariadna Mingueza García
Date of birth (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain[2]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Granada
Number 5
Youth career
2012–2014 UCF Santa Perpètua
2014–2015 UE Centelles
2015–2019 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Barcelona B 117 (16)
2021–2023 Barcelona 2 (0)
2023– Granada 11 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Spain U16 6 (0)
2019 Spain U17 4 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U19 10 (1)
2022 Spain U20 6 (1)
2022– Spain U23 9 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Winner 2022 Costa Rica
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:29, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:29, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Ariadna Mingueza García (born 22 March 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga F club Granada. She began her career at FC Barcelona B.

Club career

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Mingueza started out as a footballer by playing for her hometown club, UCF Santa Perpetua, when she was eight years old. After two seasons, she joined Unió Deportiva Centelles, and during her first and only season for that club her performance attracted the attention of youth scouts from Barcelona who signed her for their U-14 team (Infantil Alevín).[4][5] From 2015 to 2021, Mingueza progressed through the different levels of the club's youth system until 6 March 2021 when she made her debut for the first team in a Primera División match against Santa Teresa, replacing Jenni Hermoso in the 80th minute.[6]

International career

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Mingueza was first invited to train with Spain U-16 by Toña Is on 2 January 2018.[7] She then became a regular name on the call-ups as well as later on U-17 national team which was also helmed by Is.[8] At the 2019 UEFA Under-17 Championship Mingueza was part of the Spain squad that reached the semi-final, but they were defeated by the Netherlands and failed to reach the final for the first time since 2013.[9]

Mingueza's first game for the U-19 national team came during 2022 UEFA Championship qualification against Slovakia. She played the game in its entirety as the captain of Spain[10][11] After five wins and a draw throughout two rounds with Mingueza playing in every game (four times in the starting line-up),[12] Spain managed to qualify for the final tournament.[13] She scored her first national youth team goal in a 6–0 victory against Portugal.[14]

Personal life

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Mingueza's older brother Óscar was also a Barcelona player (having joined La Masia in 2007) and later joined Celta de Vigo, where he currently plays.[15]

Honours

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Spain U19

Spain U20

References

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  1. ^ "Ariadnda Mingueza". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Ari Mingueza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Profile of Ariadna Mingueza". laliga.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Ariadna Mingueza and the brightenss of her debut". vavel.com. Vavel. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Barça Femení Talents: Ariadna Mingueza Garcia – Episode 4". .footballengine.net. Football Engine. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Ari Mingueza goes up the ranks as well". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Call for training of the U-16 internationals". sefutbol.com. Sefutbol. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Preliminary call for the Women's U17 European Championship in Bulgaria". sefutbol.com. Sefutbol. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Holland takes final away from Spain (3–1)". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Change in the call-up of the Spanish Women's U-19 National Team for the qualifying phase of the European Championship". sefutbol.com. Sefutbol. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Spain is the leader of the qualifier with a solid victory in the debut (3–0)". sefutbol.com. Sefutbol. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Spain Matches". uefa.com. Uefa. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Ona Baradad puts the Sub-19 in the final phase of the European Championship". AS. AS. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Spain-Portugal". fpf.pt. Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  15. ^ "The Minguezas: Blaugrana siblings". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title". UEFA.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory". FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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