Lola Gallardo facts for kids
Lola Gallardo with Spain in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | María Dolores Gallardo Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1993 | ||
| 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) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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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
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20
Spain
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship (1): 2010
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Golden Player Award: 2010
See also
In Spanish: Lola Gallardo para niños
