Ivana Andrés

Ivana Andrés Sanz (born 13 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga F club Real Madrid, which she captains, and the Spain national team.[3]

Ivana Andrés
Andrés in 2017
Personal information
Full nameIvana Andrés Sanz[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birthAielo de Malferit, Spain[2]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)Centre back
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number5
Youth career
Aielo CF
2007–2008DSV Colegio Alemán
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2018Valencia237(6)
2018–2020Levante49(2)
2020–2024Real Madrid105(2)
International career
2015–2024Spain53(0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner2023 Australia–New Zealand
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Winner2010 Switzerland
Winner2011 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Youth

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Ivana Andrés began her career in her hometown of Aielo de Malferit in the local club Aielo CF. At age 12 she joined the DSV Colegio Alemán school in the 2007–08 campaign Here she went through the C and B teams before making it into the Valencia CF first team in 2009, which was already playing in the First Division at the time.[2]

Valencia

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In 2009, the club signed an agreement with Valencia CF and from then on operated as the women's football section of the renowned club. She would play at FC Valencia for nine more years, reaching, among other things, the final of the 2015 Copa de la Reina, where the team finally reached the final after a surprising 1-0 win in the semi-final against favorites FC Barcelona lost 2-1 to Sporting de Huelva. In the 2016/17 season, third place in the league was the best result in the club's history. In her final years at Valencia FC, Ivana Andrés was captain of the team.[4]

Levante

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After several years in the team, being the club captain for the last seasons, she made a surprise transfer to city rivals Levante UD, with whom she finished third in the Spanish championship in two seasons behind the dominant teams of the time, FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.

Real Madrid

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In the summer of 2020, she signed for Real Madrid's newly founded women's section and was named team captain in her first season.

In the first match of the year for 2024, Andrés scored the equalizer in the 2-1 victory over Madrid CFF in the 91st minute.[5]

International career

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Youth

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As an under-17 international, Ivana Andrés took part in the 2010 U-17 World Cup and achieved third place.[6] She was in the starting line-up in all six final round matches. She won first place in the 2010 U-17 European Championship over the Republic of Ireland. The following year she played in the European Championship again with the U17s, winning the gold medal with a 1-0 victory in the final against France.[7] Andrés competed in both the semifinals and the final.

With the U-19 national team she reached the final of the 2012 European Championship where they lost in the final after extra time against Sweden.

Senior

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Ivana Andrés made her debut in the senior squad on February 11, 2015 in a friendly match against Belgium,[8] the same year she was called up to the final squad for the 2015 World Cup,[1] but did not make any appearances during the tournament. She won her first title with the national team at the 2017 Algarve Cup, where Spain prevailed 1-0 in the final against Canada. Ivana Andrés played all four games. She missed the 2017 European Championship, which took place shortly afterwards, due to a broken collarbone.[9] At the 2019 World Cup she was again part of the squad but was not used during the tournament.

She won first place in the 2023 World Cup with her team.

Personal life

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Since June 2022 Andrés is married to her wife Anabel.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup[a]Continental[b]OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia2009–10Superliga Femenina180180
2010–11Superliga Femenina22120241
2011–12Primera División291291
2012–13Primera División241241
2013–14Primera División251251
2014–15Primera División30130331
2015–16Primera División30120321
2016–17Primera División30010310
2017–18Primera División29020310
Total23761002476
Levante2018–19Primera División28210292
2019–20Primera División210101[c]0230
Total4922010522
Real Madrid2020–21Primera División31010320
2021–22Primera División27010801[c]0370
2022–23Liga F22041601[c]0331
2023–24Liga F25220701[c]0352
Total105281210301373
Career total391102012104043611

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain201520
201600
201780
201860
201960
202010
202170
2022120
2023110
Total530

Honours

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Spain

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Ivana Andrés Sanz". Valencia CF. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ AS, Diario (18 June 2018). "El Levante ficha a Ivana Andrés, excapitana del Valencia". AS.com.
  4. ^ ROS, CAYETANO (6 September 2019). "Ivana Andrés: "No somos menos mujeres por jugar al fútbol"". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ Infobae, Por Newsroom (7 January 2024). "2-1. El Real Madrid tira de épica y remonta en la prolongación". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  7. ^ Pomares, Gili, Andrés enjoy 'dream' night. UEFA
  8. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  9. ^ "Las dos espinas clavadas de Ivana Andrés". Marca.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ^ "L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen, bisexuellen und queeren Spielerinnen" (in German). July 2022.
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