Ona Batlle

Ona Batlle Pascual (born 10 June 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a full-back for Manchester United in the FA WSL and the Spain women's national team.

Ona Batlle
Personal information
Full name Ona Batlle Pascual
Date of birth (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999
Place of birth Vilassar de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Madrid CFF 28 (0)
2018–2020 Levante 39 (3)
2020– Manchester United 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Spain U17 24 (2)
2017–2018 Spain U19 13 (0)
2018 Spain U20 1 (0)
2019– Spain 5 (0)
2019– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Batlle and the second or maternal family name is Pascual.

Club career

Youth career

Ona Batlle Pascual was born on 10 June 1999 in Vilassar de Mar, a town in the province of Barcelona, and started to play football with Vilassar de Mar.[1] In 2011, she was scouted by FC Barcelona during a match with the Catalonia under-12 team.[2] She joined FC Barcelona's youth program La Masia and progressed through the ranks, earning promotion to Barcelona B, Barcelona's highest-level youth team which played in the Segunda División, in 2014. On 9 November 2016, Batlle was called up to the first team and was an unused substitute in Barcelona's Champions League game against FC Twente.[3]

In the summer of 2017, Barcelona changed focus to recruiting high profile senior players, making it more difficult for youth players to break through to the first team. Batlle was one of seven La Masia players to leave in the summer to pursue senior first-team opportunities with other clubs.[4] On her departure, Batlle remarked she will not rule out a return to the club that "formed her."[5]

Madrid CFF

Batlle signed to Madrid CFF in July 2017, the club's first signing following their promotion to the Primera División.[6] She made her senior debut during the club's first Primera División match, as a halftime substitute for Laura del Río in a 1–1 draw with Levante.[7][8] Batlle cemented her place as a starter during the season, playing in 28 of the 30 league matches including 26 starts as Madrid CFF ended their first Primera División campaign mid-table in tenth place.

Levante

After one season with Madrid, Batlle signed with Levante in June 2018.[2][9] However, prior to the start of the season Batlle suffered an injury at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in August, delaying her debut for the club.[10] She eventually made her first Levante appearance as a substitute in a 3–2 win away to former club Madrid CFF on 5 December 2018.[11] Batlle scored her first Primera División goal in a 4–2 win over Logroño on 22 December 2018.[12] On 24 June 2020, Batlle released a statement that she was not going to renew her contract with Levante and would instead become a free agent.[13] She remained as one of 17 players in a class action lawsuit against the Association of Women's Football Clubs (ACFF) and the Association of Spanish Football Players (AFE) at the time, disputing the use of the Compensation List that would inflate the fee necessary for other Primera División to sign allocated players as free agents. Batlle's compensation was set at €500,000.[14][15]

Manchester United

On 13 July 2020, Batlle signed a two-year contract with an option for a third with English FA WSL club Manchester United.[16]

International career

Youth

Batlle has represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level including at five major youth tournaments: two UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship editions (2015 and 2016), the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[17]

Spain won the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, beating Switzerland 5–2 in the final.[18] Batlle started in four of the five games in the tournament. They finished as runners-up at the 2016 edition, losing to Germany on penalties in the final.[19] Batlle started every game for Spain at the tournament. The result automatically qualifying Spain for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Batlle started five of the six games including all of the knockout round as Spain finished third, losing to Japan in the semi-finals before beating Venezuela in the third-place playoff.[20]

In July 2017, Batlle was selected by Pedro López to represent Spain at the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[21] Spain won the tournament with a stoppage time goal from Patricia Guijarro against France. Batlle again started every game in the tournament and she was on of seven Spanish players selected to the team of the tournament.[22] The result also qualified Spain for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Batlle only ended up playing one match at the World Cup, sustaining an injury against Paraguay in the opening match that ended her tournament.[23] Teammate Patricia Guijarro dedicated her goal against the United States to Batlle by holding up her shirt to the camera and the fans.[24] Spain finished as runners-up, losing 3–1 to Japan in the final.[25]

Senior

On 17 May 2019, Batlle made her senior debut in a friendly against Cameroon, substituting in for Eunate Arraiza at halftime.[26] She was left out of the 23-player roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup three days later.[27]

In February 2020, Batlle was called up to Spain's squad for her first senior international tournament opportunity, the 2020 SheBelieves Cup.[28] She started the first two matches of the tournament, a 3–1 win against Japan and a narrow 1–0 loss to the reigning World Champion United States as Spain finished second in their debut SheBelieves appearance.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 February 2020.[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Madrid CFF 2017–18 Primera División 2800000280
Levante 2018–19 Primera División 1911000201
2019–20 202101[lower-alpha 2]0222
Total 3932010423
Career total 6732010703
  1. Includes the Copa de la Reina
  2. Includes the Supercopa de España

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 8 March 2020.
Spain
YearAppsGoals
201930
202020
Total50

Honors

Club

Barcelona

International

Youth

Individual
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References
  1. "Segundo refuerzo para el Levante Femenino". eldesmarque.com. El Desmarque. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Ona Batlle se incorpora al Levante UD Femenino". levanteud.com. Levante UD. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "Barcelona-Twente | Line-ups | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA.com.
  4. Villarrubia, Begoña (9 July 2017). "El Barça Femenino seguirá fichando a jugadoras de primer nivel". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. Soria, Miki (9 November 2017). "Dos caminos diferentes hacia la élite desde el Barça femenino". sport.es. Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. García-Margallo, Andres Baqué (11 July 2017). "Ona Batlle ya es del Madrid Femenino". madridcff.com. Madrid CFF. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. "Debut histórico del Madrid Femenino en Liga Iberdrola". madridcff.com. Madrid CFF. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. "Levante vs. Madrid - 3 September 2017 - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com.
  9. "Ona Batlle: "Con sacrificio y esfuerzo se puede lograr algo bonito e ilusionante"". levanteud.com. Levante UD. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. "Fútbol Femenino: Ona Batlle abandona la concentración de la selección española". Marca.com (in Spanish). 10 August 2018.
  11. "Madrid CFF vs Levante UD - Primera División Femenina". Página web oficial de LaLiga | Liga de Fútbol Profesional.
  12. Ahmadu, Samuel (23 December 2018). "Barbara Banda nets brace in EDF Logroño defeat to Levante". goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. "El Levante UD y Ona Batlle finalizan su vinculación". levanteud.com. Levante UD. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. "Eva Navarro y Ona Batlle estudian aceptar ofertas del extranjero para escapar de los abusivos derechos de formación". eldesmarque.com (in Spanish). 8 April 2020.
  15. Villarrubia, Begoña (6 June 2020). "Las futbolistas, en pie de guerra por los derechos de formación". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  16. "United Women sign Ona Batlle". www.manutd.com.
  17. "Ona Batlle - Soccerway profile". uk.women.soccerway.com.
  18. "Spain-Switzerland | Women's Under-17". UEFA.com.
  19. "Spain-Germany | Women's Under-17". UEFA.com.
  20. "LIVE Venezuela U-17 (W) - Spain U-17 (W) - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - 21 October 2016". Eurosport. 21 October 2016.
  21. "Pedro López da la lista definitiva para el Europeo Femenino Sub-19". as.com. Diario AS. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  22. "Women's Under-19 - Technical report - The UEFA technical team – UEFA.com". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  23. "Ona Batlle abandona la concentración de la selección española". marca.com. MARCA. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  24. "Un gol mundial por Ona Batlle". eldesmarque.com. El Desmarque. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  25. "Japan cruise to maiden world title". fifa.com. FIFA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  26. "CRÓNICA | Embaladas hacia el Mundial (4-0)". cronica-embaladas-mundial-4-0 (in Spanish). 17 May 2019.
  27. "OFICIAL | Estas son las convocadas de la Selección española femenina para la Copa Mundial de Francia". oficial-estas-son-convocadas-seleccion-espanola-femenina-copa-mundial-francia (in Spanish). 20 May 2019.
  28. Menayo, David (5 March 2020). "Ona Batlle: la 'peque' pide paso en la selección española". marca.com. MARCA. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  29. "2020 SheBelieves Cup: USA 3 - Japan 1 | Match Report, Stats & Standings". www.ussoccer.com.
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