Bárbara Latorre

Bárbara Latorre Viñals (born 14 March 1993) is a Spanish footballer who is currently playing as a forward in Primera División for Real Sociedad Femenino.[2] She previously played for Espanyol and Barcelona, with which she has also played the UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Latorre and the second or maternal family name is Viñals.
Bárbara Latorre
Latorre with Barcelona in 2019
Personal information
Full name Bárbara Latorre Viñals
Date of birth (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993
Place of birth Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain[1]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Prainsa Zaragoza
2013–2015 Espanyol 55 (19)
2015–2019 Barcelona 81 (28)
2019– Real Sociedad
National team
2016– Spain 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2019

Club career

Latorre began her senior career as a futsal player in Spanish Women Futsal Championship, until in 2011 her goalscoring abilities attracted the attention of the Primera División club Prainsa Zaragoza that required a forward player for their reserve team. She spent two years at the club quickly becoming one of their first team players and in her second season at the club she and her teammates became the runner-up at Copa de la Reina losing the final to Barcelona, as well as taking the 7th spot on the year end table in Primera División.[4]

Latorre refused to renew her contract with Zaragoza at the end of 2012-2013 season and decided to join the then ranked 5th club Espanyol.[4] At the end of her first season at Espanyol she managed to find a place among the top 11 goalscorers of the 2013-2014 season with 13 goals, becoming the club's top scorer.

In 2015 Latorre joined the four consecutive league champion Barcelona after the departure of some of their key players and quickly established herself as one of their most important players in forward position scoring 9 goals throughout the 2015-2016 Championship mid-season.[5][6]

International career

Her match debut happened on 15 September 2016, coming on as a substitute during Spain's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 13–0 win against Montenegro in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Honours
Barcelona
Spain

References
  1. "Bárbara Profile". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. UEFA in UEFA's website
  3. Espanyol announced casualties Barbara Latorre and Nuria Mendoza Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish)
  4. "Barbara Latorre is new player of Espanyol". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04.
  5. "So are the new signings of the female Barcelona".
  6. "Jennifer Hermoso and Barbara Latorre: El Pichichi". Retrieved 18 December 2015.


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