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Lola Gallardo
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Lola Gallardo with Spain in 2018
Personal information
Full name María Dolores Gallardo Núñez
Date of birth (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Atlético Madrid
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Sevilla
2011–2012 Sporting Huelva 32 (0)
2012–2020 Atlético Madrid 191 (0)
2020–2021 Lyon 3 (0)
2021– Atlético Madrid 35 (0)
National team
2013–2022 Spain 38 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:15, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

María Dolores "Lola" Gallardo Núñez (born 10 June 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

Lola started her career at Sevilla FC before moving to Sporting Huelva. and arriving at Atlético Madrid in 2012.

International career

In 2010, she was named the best player in the U-17 European Championship and the best goalkeeper in the U-17 World Cup.

In June 2013 national team coach Ignacio Quereda selected Gallardo in the senior Spain squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden, one of two reserves for established first choice goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu. Gallardo had won her first senior international cap in a 2–2 pre-tournament friendly draw with Denmark in Vejle.

She was part of Spain's squad at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

She was one of Las 15, a group of players who made themselves unavailable for international selection in September 2022 due to their dissatisfaction with head coach Jorge Vilda, and among the dozen who were not involved 11 months later as Spain won the World Cup.

Personal life

Gallardo is in a relationship with her former Atlético Madrid teammate Carmen Menayo.

Honours

Atlético Madrid

  • Primera División: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: 2016

Olympique Lyon

Spain

  • UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (1): 2010

Individual

  • UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Golden Player Award: 2010

See also

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