Candela Andújar Explained

Candela Andújar
Fullname:Candela Andújar Jiménez
Birth Date:2000 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Barberà del Vallès, Spain
Height:1.60 m
Position:Winger, forward
Youthyears1:2007–2011
Youthclubs1:Barberà Andalucía
Youthyears2:2011–2012
Youthclubs2:Sant Gabriel
Youthyears3:2012–2016
Youthclubs3:Barcelona
Years1:2016–2019
Clubs1:Barcelona B
Years2:2017–2022
Clubs2:Barcelona
Caps2:34
Goals2:2
Years3:2020–2022
Clubs3:Valencia (loan)
Caps3:36
Goals3:9
Years4:2023–2024
Clubs4:Sporting San José
Caps4:14
Goals4:8
Nationalyears1:2015–2017
Nationalteam1:Spain U17
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:Spain U19
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Spain U20
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2021–2022
Nationalteam4:Spain U23
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:2
Nationalyears5:2021
Nationalteam5:Spain
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:12:32, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate:04:32, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Candela Andújar Jiménez (pronounced as /es/; born 26 March 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who last played as a forward for Costa Rican Women's Premier Division club Sporting San José. She represented Spain at several youth and senior levels.[1]

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Barberà del Vallès, Barcelona, Andújar began her career at the age of 7 as a goalkeeper in Barberá Andalucia, playing with boys. After 4 years she joined Sant Gabriel and spent a season there, this time in the midfielder position and only alongside young girls. She started her career at Barcelona at the start of 2012–13 season, after she was discovered by the club's scouts for her performances in Catalonia's u-12 national team. In Barça she was employed more as a winger and a forward player.[2] [3] She played her first official match for the senior team on 6 December 2017 against Sevilla at the age of 17, after her consistent form in Barça B, where she had scored 11 goals in 12 matches, throughout the mid season.[4]

In June 2020, Andújar signed a contract extension to continue with Barcelona until 2022.[5]

Loan to Valencia

On 29 July 2021, Andújar joined Valencia on a one-year loan deal.[6]

On 18 June 2022, she announced her retirement from football at the age of 22 via an Instagram post.

International career

Andújar was first invited to play for national u-16 team in February 2015, in a development tournament.[7] She was a member of Spanish u-17 squads that achieved runner-up places of UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2016 and 2017.[8] [9] Each time she earned a place on the team of the tournament.[10] [11]

Andújar was also one of the key players of u-17 national team in the 2016 U-17 Women's World Cup.[12] At the end of the tournament she was one of the 10 candidates for the Golden Ball,[13] which she lost to Fuka Nagano.[14]

Honours

Barcelona B
FC Barcelona
International

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Profile. dead. 7 December 2017. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807001513/https://es.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250092013/profile/index.html.
  2. Web site: Candela Andújar: "Having a coach gives confidence". AS. 1 May 2017. May 2017.
  3. Web site: Candela Andújar, tota una campiona. Àgora. 27 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Sevilla FC - Barça Women: A win to be proud of in Andalusia (0-2). FC Barcelona Official. 6 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Acord per a la renovació de Candela fins al 2022 . fcbarcelona.cat . . 11 June 2020 . 11 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Candela Andújar, cedida de nou al València. FC Barcelona. Catalan. 29 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Three Matches for the U-16's Development Tournament. Vavel. 16 February 2015. 2015-02-16.
  8. Web site: MATCH REPORT. Sefutbol. 16 May 2016. 2016-05-16. 2018-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001130/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/match-report-womens-u17-runner-champion-euro-after-penalty-shoot-out. dead.
  9. Web site: Spain finish runner-up at WU17EURO. Sefutbol. 14 May 2017. 2017-05-14. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426152619/https://www.sefutbol.com/en/match-report-spain-finish-runner-wu17euro. dead.
  10. Web site: The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament. UEFA. 16 May 2016.
  11. Web site: The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament. UEFA. 14 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Spain squad named for FIFA Women's U17 World Cup. Sefutbol. 15 September 2016. 22 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001117/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/official-spain-squad-named-fifa-womens-u17-world-cup. dead.
  13. Web site: Three Spanish squad players, candidates to MVP and Golden Glove of the World Cup. Sefutbol. 18 October 2016. 21 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421194654/https://www.sefutbol.com/en/three-spanish-squad-players-candidates-mvp-and-golden-glove-world-cup. dead.
  14. Web site: Nagano: "Jamás soñé con el Balón de Oro". https://web.archive.org/web/20161024130752/http://es.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/y=2016/m=10/news=nagano-jamas-sone-con-el-balon-de-oro-2845594.html. dead. October 24, 2016. FIFA. 22 October 2016.