Claudia Zornoza

For the Peruvian badminton player, see Claudia Zornoza (badminton).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zornoza and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Claudia Zornoza Sánchez (born 20 October 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals and the Spain national team.

Claudia Zornoza

Claudia Zornoza for Valencia in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Claudia Zornoza Sánchez
Date of birth	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Utah Royals
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Pozuelo
2010–2011	Rayo Vallecano	15	(4)
2011–2014	Atlético de Madrid	76	(24)
2014–2017	Valencia	75	(11)
2017–2018	Real Sociedad	30	(7)
2018–2021	Levante	48	(5)
2021–2024	Real Madrid	80	(8)
2024–	Utah Royals	9	(2)
International career‡
	Spain U-19
2016–2023	Spain	13	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Spain FIFA Women's World Cup Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:55, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Claudia Zornoza started playing football at the age of four.^[1]

She made her debut in the Spanish first division in 2008 with CF Pozuelo. Two years later, she joined Rayo Vallecano, with whom she won the Spanish league in 2011.^[2] She thus enters the Champions League the following season, but suffers a cruciate ligament rupture.^[3] She then played for Atlético Madrid, then signed for Valencia CF, where she injured her cruciate ligament again in 2015. In 2017, she refused to sign for Levante UD, the Valencian rivals, and preferred to play for Real Sociedad. She eventually joins Levante UD the following season.^[4]

In 2021, she joined Real Madrid. For the club's first European campaign, she scored the qualifying goal for the group stage against Manchester City.^[5] Then, in the quarter-finals, she scored a goal at Camp Nou against FC Barcelona.^[6] She stands out as the centerpiece of the midfield of the casa blanca.^[7]

On 12 July 2024, Utah Royals announced that they had signed Zornoza through 2025 with an option for 2026.^[8]

International career

Zornoza made her senior international debut in March 2016, starting a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.^[9][10] She was named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup.

Honours

Rayo Vallecano

• Primera División: 2010-11

Spain

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023

References

1. "7 cosas que no sabías sobre Claudia Zornoza". Planeta Real Madrid (in Spanish). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. "Who is Claudia Zornoza, figure of the Real Madrid Femenino". 4 April 2022.
3. MARCA.com. "An angel who does mischief with the ball". MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
4. ros, cayetano (4 December 2020). "Claudia Zornoza: "Siempre me he tenido que ganar el respeto"". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
5. Thomas (8 September 2021). "Les féminines du Real Madrid entament leur histoire avec la Ligue des Champions". Real France (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
6. Shah, Parshva (5 August 2022). "Claudia Zornoza Nominated For Golden Foot 2022". Managing Madrid. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
7. "Claudia Zornoza, la gran pieza indiscutible en el Real Madrid". Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
8. rsl. "Claudia Zornoza Signs With Utah Royals FC Through 2025 | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
9. "4 newcomers to the Spanish squad". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
10. Perelló, Joan Antoni (4 June 2022). "Claudia Zornoza, unos años para recordar". VIP Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.

External links

• Profile at La Liga