Ivana Andrés Sanz (born 13 July 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Spain national team.[3]
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| Full name | Ivana Andrés Sanz[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1994[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aielo de Malferit, Spain[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aielo CF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | DSV Colegio Alemán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | Valencia | 237 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Levante | 49 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Real Madrid | 105 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Spain | 53 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*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
editYouth
editIvana 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
editIn 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
editAfter 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
editIn 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
editYouth
editAs 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
editIvana 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
editSince June 2022 Andrés is married to her wife Anabel Moreno Barragán.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia | 2009–10 | Superliga Femenina | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Superliga Femenina | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Primera División | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Primera División | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Primera División | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 237 | 6 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 247 | 6 | ||||
| Levante | 2018–19 | Primera División | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2020–21 | Primera División | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga F | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga F | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Total | 105 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 391 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 436 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa de la Reina
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Supercopa de España
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 0 | |
Honours
editSpain
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Ivana Andrés Sanz". Valencia CF. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Ivana Andrés is a new Inter player". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ ROS, CAYETANO (6 September 2019). "Ivana Andrés: "No somos menos mujeres por jugar al fútbol"". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "2-1. El Real Madrid tira de épica y remonta en la prolongación". Infobae (in European Spanish). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
- ^ Pomares, Gili, Andrés enjoy 'dream' night. UEFA
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ "Las dos espinas clavadas de Ivana Andrés". Marca.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen, bisexuellen und queeren Spielerinnen" (in German). July 2022.
External links
edit- Ivana Andrés – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ivana Andrés – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Profile Archived 14 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine at Valencia CF
- Ivana Andrés at Soccerway
- Profile at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)