María José Pons

María José Pons
Personal information
Full name María José Pons Gómez
Date of birth (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Sabadell
2003–2005 Barcelona
2005–2009 Levante
2009–2013 Espanyol
2013–2015 Valencia 54 (0)
2015–2017 Sabadell
2017 Zaragoza CFF 8 (0)
2017–2020 Espanyol 32 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Spain 5 (0)
2003– Catalonia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pons and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

María José Pons Gómez (born 8 August 1984), commonly known as Mariajo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Catalonia women's national football team. She previously played for CD Sabadell, FC Barcelona, Levante UD, with whom she won one League and one Cup,[1] and Valencia. She was a key player in the league success, conceding nine goals in 25 matches.[2] She had previously won the 2003 Cup with CE Sabadell. During her four seasons with Espanyol (2009–2013) she added two further Cup winner's medals to her collection.

She is a member of the Spain women's national football team,[3] where she is a reserve goalkeeper as of the 2013 European Championship qualifying.[4] When regular custodian Ainhoa Tirapu was injured, Mariajo stood in for qualifying games against Switzerland[5] and Turkey.

In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Mariajo as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[6]

Titles

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine Levante UD
  2. ^ [2][permanent dead link‍] Futfem.com
  3. ^ "Jugadoras - Real Federación Española de Fútbol". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Royal Spanish Football Federation
  4. ^ [3] UEFA
  5. ^ Cervantes, Pablo (16 June 2012). "Suiza-España: Bachmann rompió la baraja" (in Spanish). Protagonistas del juego. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.


Flag of SpainSoccer icon

This biographical article related to women's association football in Spain is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of SpainSoccer icon

This biographical article related to a Spanish association football goalkeeper is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.