María José Pons

María José Pons Gómez (born 8 August 1984), commonly known as Mariajo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Spain 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.

María José Pons
Personal information
Full name María José Pons Gómez
Date of birth (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing 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)
National team
2011–2013 Spain 4 (0)
2003– Catalonia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pons and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

She is a member of the Spanish national 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
  1. Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine Levante UD
  2. Futfem.com
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Royal Spanish Football Federation
  4. 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.


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