Aitana Bonmatí
Aitana Bonmatí Conca (Catalan: [əjˈtanə βɔmməˈti] (ⓘ); born 18 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona and the Spain national team. She has also represented Catalonia. She is considered one of the best players in women's football, and won the Ballon d'Or and The Best FIFA Women's Player Award for the 2022–23 season.
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Bonmatí with Barcelona in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aitana Bonmatí Conca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Aitana Bonmatí Guidonet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Ribes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Cubelles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Barcelona | 175 | (60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Spain U17 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Spain U19 | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Spain U20 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Spain | 63 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Catalonia | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:59, 28 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bonmatí has been with Barcelona since 2012, developing through La Masia for six years. She was promoted to Barcelona's first team ahead of the 2016–17 season, and made off-the-bench appearances for the club until her break-out year in the 2018–19 season. In 2019, she started the first UEFA Women's Champions League final of Barcelona's history, and later in the year was voted Catalan Player of the Year for the first time.
Throughout the 2020–21 season, Bonmatí was essential to Barcelona's continental treble-winning campaign. She had one of the most noteworthy performances of her career in the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final, scoring Barcelona's third goal and being named MVP of the final. In the 2022–23 season, she improved her goalscoring prowess, scoring 19 times in all competitions and leading her team to another domestic double and Champions League in what is the most-decorated season of any individual footballer.
Bonmatí found success with Spain's under-17, under-19 and under-20 women's teams. She has won two UEFA Women's Youth Championships – in 2015 with the under-17 team and 2017 with the under-19s – and has been runner-up in two FIFA Youth Women's World Cups – in 2014 with the under-17s and 2018 with the under-20s. She moved into the senior squad in 2017, featuring for Spain at the 2019 Women's World Cup and 2022 Women's Euro before having a starring role in the 2023 World Cup, where she also won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.