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Mariona Caldentey

Mariona Caldentey

Arsenal WFC
Arsenal WFC
Mar 19, 1996
#8 - Midfielder
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María Francesca Caldentey Oliver, known as Mariona Caldentey or simply Mariona, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Spain national team.

Did You Know?

Her dad is a football coach and president of their local team, CE Felanitx.

She also knows how to play the piano because her grandmother taught her when she was a child. But she doesn't like singing and consider herself as terrible singer.

She also played futsal and also was very successful in it. She played in three Spanish championships.

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She has written a book, so far only available in Spanish, where she describes her story and her career so far.

Her favourite number is 8, that's why she wears it on her jersey.


News

Mariona Caldentey is the only female footballer nominated for BBC award

There is only one female footballer nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the year award, the Spanish star of Arsenal.

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We know all the WSL awards winners

On Saturday 10 May, the last Women's Super League matches were played and the 2024/25 season came to an end. The announcement of the best players did not have to wait long.

  • Player of the year: Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal). The Player of the Year was newcomer in the English league Mariona Caldentey, who joined Arsenal from Barcelona at the beginning of the season. In 21 games she has scored 9 goals and 5 assists and the Gunners will rely on her skills in the UWCL final that is still to come.
  • Golden boot: Alessia Russo (Arsenal) and Bunny Shaw (Manchester City) - both 12 goals. The Golden Boot, the award for the top scorer of the season, is divided between Arsenal's Alessia Russo and Manchester City's Bunny Shaw. Russo also recently won the award by the Football Writers' Association (FWA) for the best female football player. Shaw might have improved her stats, unfortunately she hasn't played since March due to a thigh injury.
  • Golden glove: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea) and Phallon Tullis - Joyce (Manchester United) - both 13 clean sheets. Despite Chelsea being league champions, the club only won one award - the golden glove for best goalkeeper, which went to number one for both the Blues and Lionesses Hannah Hampton. Red Devils number one Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who joined the English league from the NWSL at the start of the season, has the same number of clean sheets.
  • Goal of the season: Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City) - The Dutch cannonballer left Arsenal at the beginning of the season, where she spent 7 seasons and was one of the most productive players of the London team. However, the transfer to the Citizens did not compromise her performance - in 11 matches she scored seven times. Her goal against Aston Villa was awarded the best goal of the season.
  • Rising star: Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United). The German player has returned to the Hammers after a year-long loan from Freiburg and it has obviously done her good. In March, she became the first ever West Ham player to be awarded player of the month. In April, she scored four goals in one game against Crystal Palace.
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Best Actions

The goal that sent Arsenal to the UWCL final


Club Achievements

Primera División
UEFA Women's Champions League
Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
Supercopa Femenina
Copa Catalunya

Awards

IFFHS Women's UEFA Team
Arsenal Player of the Season

Stats

Year Club AP GL
2024
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present
Arsenal 19 7
2014
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2024
Barcelona 302 114
2011
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2014
Colleresance 58 17
International Stats
2017
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present
Spain 68 24
2016
-
Spain U20 4 2
2014
-
2015
Spain U19 14 12
2013
-
Spain U17 2 1