Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi (born 19 June 2004), simply known as Fiamma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Valencia and the Spain women's national team.
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| Full name | Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2004[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dénia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward[4][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Valencia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Levante B | 31 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Levante | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Valencia | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Spain U19 | 19 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Spain U23 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editFiamma was born in Dénia to Argentine parents.[5] Her maternal grandfather was Italian.[6]
Club career
editFiamma has played for Levante in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for them.[1]
International career
editFiamma was eligible to play for Spain, Italy or Argentina and had shown interest in playing for the latter.[5] Representing the former, she won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and made her senior debut on 11 November 2022 as a 56th-minute substitution in a 7–0 friendly home win, coincidentally over Argentina.[7] She became cap-tied to Spain when she played and scored in a UEFA Women's Nations League victory over Sweden in December 2023.
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 February 2023 | Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia |  Jamaica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
| 2. | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain |  Sweden | 4–3 | 5–3 | UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
editSpain U19
Spain U20
Spain
References
edit- ^ a b "Primera Iberdrola – Levante UD 5 - 0 SD Eibar". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Fiamma". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Fiamma". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Plantilla". Levante UD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ a b Cabe, Pablo (28 December 2020). ""Sería una experiencia muy linda jugar para la Selección Argentina"". Localía Femenina. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
It would be a very nice experience to play for the Argentina National Team and be called up, something unforgettable
- ^ QUIERO SER COMO... FIAMMA BENÍTEZ #30 on YouTube
- ^ Fiamma Benítez at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title". UEFA.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory". FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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