María José Pons

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María José Pons
Personal information
Full name María José Pons Gómez
Date of birth (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984 (age 39)
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

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]

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References[edit]

  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 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 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.