Candela Andújar

Candela Andújar Jiménez (Spanish pronunciation: [kanˈdela anˈduxaɾ]; born 26 March 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Valencia CF, on loan from FC Barcelona.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andújar and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Candela Andújar
Andújar with Barcelona in 2019
Personal information
Full name Candela Andújar Jiménez
Date of birth (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000
Place of birth Barberà del Vallès, Spain
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Valencia (on loan from Barcelona)
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2011 Barberà Andalucía
2011–2012 Sant Gabriel
2012–2016 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Barcelona B
2017– Barcelona 19 (2)
2020– → Valencia (loan) 13 (4)
National team
2015–2017 Spain U-17 26 (4)
2017– Spain U-19 12 (1)
2018 Spain U-20 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2019

Career

Club

Born in Barberà del Vallés, Barcelona, Andújar began her career at the age of 7 as a goalkeeper in Barberá Andalucia, playing with boys. After 4 years she joined CE Sant Gabriel and spent a season there, this time in midfielder position and only alongside young girls. She started her career in Barcelona at the start of 2012-2013 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 in 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]

International

Andújar was first invited to play for national u-16 team on February 2015, in a development tournament.[6] 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.[7][8] Each time she earned a place on the team of the tournament.[9][10]

Andújar was also one of the key players of u-17 national team in the 2016 U-17 Women's World Cup.[11] At the end of the tournament she was one of the 10 candidates for the Golden Ball,[12] which she lost to Fuka Nagano.[13]

Honours
Barcelona B
FC Barcelona
International

References
  1. "UEFA Profile".
  2. "Candela Andújar: "Having a coach gives confidence"". AS. May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. "Candela Andújar, tota una campiona". Àgora. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Sevilla FC - Barça Women: A win to be proud of in Andalusia (0-2)". FC Barcelona Official. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. "Acord per a la renovació de Candela fins al 2022". fcbarcelona.cat. FC Barcelona. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. "Three Matches for the U-16's Development Tournament". Vavel. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. "MATCH REPORT". Sefutbol. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "Spain finish runner-up at WU17EURO". Sefutbol. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. "The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. "The UEFA technical team Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  11. "Spain squad named for FIFA Women's U17 World Cup". Sefutbol. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  12. "Three Spanish squad players, candidates to MVP and Golden Glove of the World Cup". Sefutbol. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  13. "Nagano: "Jamás soñé con el Balón de Oro"". FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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