Pauleta Sancho

Defender • Age 28 • #14

Paula Sancho is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender. She represented Spain at youth level.

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Pauleta started playing football at just four years old, beginning with Atlético Saguntino before joining Valencia’s academy at 11.

At youth international level, Pauleta won the 2015 UEFA Women’s U17 Championship with Spain and later finished runner-up at the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.

Her career was interrupted on November 17, 2018, when she tore the ACL in her right knee and spent nine months on the sidelines.

At the 2015 U17 European Championship, her cross from the left helped Patricia Guijarro open the scoring against Iceland as Spain advanced to the semi-finals.

Away from football, Pauleta co-founded Kramt Brand, a sustainable clothing project built around giving a voice to people and stories that are often overlooked.

In 2026, she was named ambassador of the fifth VCF Academy World Cup, an U12 event bringing together 15 teams and almost 250 young players from four continents.