Laia Vidosa

Laia Vidosa
Personal information
Full name Laia Vidosa Artigas
Born (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Barcelona, Spain
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team
Junior
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017–2019 Spain U–21 5 (0)
2022– Spain 37 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Spain
FIH Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023–24 Terrassa
Silver medal – second place 2022–23 Valencia
EuroHockey U21 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Valencia

Laia Vidosa Artigas (born 8 January 1999)[1] is a field and indoor hockey player from Spain.[2][3][4]

Personal life

Laia Vidosa was born and raised in Barcelona.[5]

Field hockey

Domestic league

In the Liga Iberdrola and Euro Hockey League, Vidosa represents Junior FC.[5][6]

Under–21

Vidosa was a member of the history making Spanish U–21 team in 2019 that won gold at the EuroHockey U–21 Championship in Valencia.[7][8]

Red Sticks

In 2022, Vidosa made her senior international debut for Las Redsticks. She made her first appearance in an FIH Pro League match against the Netherlands.[7][9] She also made her major tournament debut later that year, winning a silver medal at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[10][11]

Throughout 2024, Vidosa was an instrumental member of the national squad. She helped the team secure an Olympic berth, with a silver medal performance at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[12] She was also a member of the gold medal winning squad at the FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[7]

Vidosa has been a reserve at both the 2022 FIH World Cup in Terrassa and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7][13]

She is a member of the 2025 national squad.[14]

International goals

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 27 July 2023 Estadi Marti Colomer, Terrassa, Spain  India 2–1 2–2 Test Match [15]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Spain". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ "ABSOLUTA FEMENINA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ "VIDOSA Laia". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Paula Jiménez – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Laia Vidosa". ritualhockey.com. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. ^ "JUNIOR FC". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d "VIDOSA Laia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. ^ "SPAIN MAKES HISTORY AS THEY CLAIM THE EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. ^ "La Laia Vidosa debuta amb la selecció absoluta". junior.cat (in Catalan). Club Junior 1917. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  10. ^ "India seal FIH Pro League berth, beat Spain 1-0 to win Women's Nations Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  11. ^ "India shows nerves of steel to defeat Spain 1-0 in the Final of FIH Women's Nations Cup 2022". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Shootout agony for Ireland as Spain book place at Paris 2024". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  13. ^ "LAIA VIDOSA". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  14. ^ "CONVOCATORIA GRUPO DE TRABAJO ABSOLUTA FEMENINA PREVIA PRO LEAGUE". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Spain 2–2 India". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2024.