Ivana Andrés Explained

Ivana Andrés
Fullname:Ivana Andrés Sanz[1]
Birth Date:1994 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Aielo de Malferit, Spain[2]
Height:1.64 m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Inter Milan
Youthclubs1:Aielo CF
Youthyears2:2007–2008
Youthclubs2:DSV Colegio Alemán
Years1:2009–2018
Clubs1:Valencia
Caps1:237
Goals1:6
Years2:2018–2020
Clubs2:Levante
Caps2:49
Goals2:2
Years3:2020–2024
Clubs3:Real Madrid
Caps3:105
Goals3:2
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Inter Milan
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2015–2024
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:53
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:15:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:21:37, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Ivana Andrés Sanz (born 13 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Spain national team.[3]

Club career

Youth

Ivana Andrés began her career in her hometown of Aielo de Malferit in the local club Aielo CF. At age 12 she joined the DSV Colegio Alemán school in the 2007–08 campaign Here she went through the C and B teams before making it into the Valencia CF first team in 2009, which was already playing in the First Division at the time.

Valencia

In 2009, the club signed an agreement with Valencia CF and from then on operated as the women's football section of the renowned club. She would play at FC Valencia for nine more years, reaching, among other things, the final of the 2015 Copa de la Reina, where the team finally reached the final after a surprising 1-0 win in the semi-final against favorites FC Barcelona lost 2-1 to Sporting de Huelva. In the 2016/17 season, third place in the league was the best result in the club's history. In her final years at Valencia FC, Ivana Andrés was captain of the team.[4]

Levante

After several years in the team, being the club captain for the last seasons, she made a surprise transfer to city rivals Levante UD, with whom she finished third in the Spanish championship in two seasons behind the dominant teams of the time, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.

Real Madrid

In the summer of 2020, she signed for Real Madrid's newly founded women's section and was named team captain in her first season.

In the first match of the year for 2024, Andrés scored the equalizer in the 2-1 victory over Madrid CFF in the 91st minute.[5]

International career

Youth

As an under-17 international, Ivana Andrés took part in the 2010 U-17 World Cup and achieved third place.[6] She was in the starting line-up in all six final round matches. She won first place in the 2010 U-17 European Championship over the Republic of Ireland. The following year she played in the European Championship again with the U17s, winning the gold medal with a 1-0 victory in the final against France.[7] Andrés competed in both the semifinals and the final.

With the U-19 national team she reached the final of the 2012 European Championship where they lost in the final after extra time against Sweden.

Senior

Ivana Andrés made her debut in the senior squad on February 11, 2015 in a friendly match against Belgium,[8] the same year she was called up to the final squad for the 2015 World Cup, but did not make any appearances during the tournament. She won her first title with the national team at the 2017 Algarve Cup, where Spain prevailed 1-0 in the final against Canada. Ivana Andrés played all four games. She missed the 2017 European Championship, which took place shortly afterwards, due to a broken collarbone.[9] At the 2019 World Cup she was again part of the squad but was not used during the tournament.

She won first place in the 2023 World Cup with her team.

Personal life

Since June 2022 Andrés is married to her wife Anabel Moreno Barragán.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinental OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia2009–10Superliga Femenina180180
2010–11Superliga Femenina22120241
2011–12Primera División291291
2012–13Primera División241241
2013–14Primera División251251
2014–15Primera División30130331
2015–16Primera División30120321
2016–17Primera División30010310
2017–18Primera División29020310
Total23761002476
Levante2018–19Primera División28210292
2019–20Primera División2101010230
Total4922010522
Real Madrid2020–21Primera División31010320
2021–22Primera División270108010370
2022–23Liga F220416010331
2023–24Liga F252207010352
Total105281210301373
Career total391102012104043611

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain201520
201600
201780
201860
201960
202010
202170
2022120
2023110
Total530

Honours

Spain

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 18 June 2015 . 10 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410062327/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Ivana Andrés Sanz . . 27 June 2015.
  3. News: Ivana Andrés is a new Inter player. F.C. Internazionale Milano. 27 June 2024. 29 June 2024.
  4. Web site: ROS . CAYETANO . 2019-09-06 . Ivana Andrés: "No somos menos mujeres por jugar al fútbol" . 2023-11-15 . Las Provincias . es.
  5. Web site: Infobae . Por Newsroom . 2024-01-07 . 2-1. El Real Madrid tira de épica y remonta en la prolongación . 2024-01-09 . infobae . es-ES.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20100912050035/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=325623/index.html Statistics
  7. http://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/news/newsid=1655028.html Pomares, Gili, Andrés enjoy 'dream' night
  8. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250007387/profile/index.html Profile
  9. Web site: 2019-06-06 . Las dos espinas clavadas de Ivana Andrés . 2023-11-15 . Marca.com . es.
  10. Web site: L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen, bisexuellen und queeren Spielerinnen. July 2022. de.