Fiamma Benítez facts for kids
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| Full name | Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dénia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Levante B | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Levante | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Valencia | 41 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Spain U19 | 19 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Spain U23 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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† Appearances (Goals). |
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Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi (born 19 June 2004), simply known as Fiamma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Valencia and the Spain women's national team.
Early life
Fiamma was born in Dénia to Argentine parents. Her maternal grandfather was Italian.
Club career
Fiamma has played for Levante in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for them.
International career
Fiamma was eligible to play for Spain, Italy or Argentina and had shown interest in playing for the latter. Representing the former, she won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and made her senior debut on 11 November 2022 as a 56th-minute substitution in a 7–0 friendly home win, coincidentally over Argentina. She became cap-tied to Spain when she played and scored in a UEFA Women's Nations League victory over Sweden in December 2023.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 February 2023 | Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia |  Jamaica |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
| 2. | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain |  Sweden |
4–3 | 5–3 | UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Spain U19
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2022, 2023
Spain U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2022
Spain
- UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24
See also
In Spanish: Fiamma para niños
