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Full name | Laia Codina Panedas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Campllong, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Barcelona B | 15+ | (2+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Barcelona | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Milan (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Arsenal | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Spain U23 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Spain | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:37, 22 December 2023 (UTC) |
Laia Codina Panedas (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈlajə kuˈðinə]; born 22 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Women’s Super League club Arsenal and the Spain women's national team. She has represented Spain in multiple youth national teams.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Campllong, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Codina began playing football when she was four years old. As a child, she was a player in the lower categories of the Unió Deportiva Cassà, a team from the Girona municipality of Cassá de la Selva. Until the age of 14, she played on boys' teams.[3] In 2014, she signed for Barça.[2][4]
Codina studies journalism at the Universidad de Vic.[2][3][5]
Club career
[edit]Barcelona
[edit]In 2014, Codina signed for Barcelona to play in the lower categories. In 2017, at the age of 16, she made the leap to Barcelona B.[6] Codina was one of the leaders of the reserve team, becoming the captain the same season they were promoted to the Segunda División Pro.[2][5][7]
In the summer of 2019, the club announced that Codina would be in the first-team dynamics, although would be kept mainly as a reserve team player until the end of the season.[2][8] In June 2020, her contract was extended until 2022, in addition to her definitive jump to the first team the following season.[9][10][11]
On 13 October 2019, she made her league debut in a match against Sporting de Huelva. Just four days later, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a round of 16 match against Minsk.[12]
In her first season as a first-team player, Codina wore the number 3, which she had already worn in the subsidiary.[5][13][14] In November 2020, she underwent surgery after suffering an injury to the patellar cartilage in her right knee during a match of the Spanish U-20 team.[15][16][17] In March 2021, she began playing again after four months out from injury recovery.[18]
Loan to Milan
[edit]On 29 July 2021, Codina signed a one year loan deal with Italian club A.C. Milan.[19]
Arsenal
[edit]On 29 August 2023, Codina signed for English Women's Super League club Arsenal.[20]
International career
[edit]Codina has been a regular on Spain's youth national teams, including the under-17, under-19, and under-20 squads.[21][22][23] In the summer of 2018, she was selected by Jorge Vilda to compete at the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[24] Codina was proclaimed a European Under-19 champion with the Spanish team after defeating the German team in the final.[7]
In July 2019, Codina was selected by Pedro López to represent Spain at the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Scotland.[2][25] The team was eliminated in the semifinals by France.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 May 2024[27]
Club | League | National Cup | Other | UWCL | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona | 2019–20 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2020–21 | 12 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
Milan (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Arsenal | 2023–24 | WSL | 8 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Career total | 50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 3 |
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ^ Appearances in Copa de la Reina
- ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ Appearances in Women's FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Women's League Cup
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 October 2022 | El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 5 August 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() |
4–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
[edit]- FC Barcelona
- Primera División: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21,[28] 2022–23[29]
- Copa de la Reina: 2021
- Supercopa de España: 2020
Arsenal
- Spain U19
- Spain
References
[edit]- ^ "Laia Codina". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 25 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f Martín, Bruno (7 July 2019). "Laia Codina i el seu estiu màgic". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Entrevista a Laia Codina: "No me pongo límites"". VAVEL. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Análisis de la central del futuro, Laia Codina". ADN La Masía (in Spanish). 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Andrés, Marc. "Laia Codina: "Líder ho seré sempre, sempre estaré donant instruccions"". Futfem (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Peñalver, Silvia (20 June 2020). "Laia Codina, serenidad y polivalencia azulgrana". elscouting.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b Navarro, Alicia (18 July 2019). "Laia Codina, la perla que apuntala al Femení". VAVEL (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Laia Codina y Carla Armengol estarán en dinámica del primer equipo". Mundo Deportivo. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "El FC Barcelona renova Laia Codina fins al 2022". CCMA (in Catalan). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Jiménez, Mayca (9 June 2020). "El Barça renueva a su joven promesa Laia Codina hasta 2022". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "La canterana Laia Codina renueva con el Barça hasta 2022". Europa Press. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Rodillo del Barça para acariciar los cuartos de final de la Champions". La Vanguardia. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Laia Codina, Jana Fernández y Bruna Vilamala ya tienen dorsal con el primer equipo". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Laia Codina: "¿Por qué no vamos a repetir otra final de Champions?"". Sport (in Spanish). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Una lesión obliga a Laia Codina a abandonar la concentración de la sub-20". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Barça: Laia Codina, al quirófano". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Laia Codina, operada con éxito". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "El Barça se autoimpone la prohibición de especular en Manchester". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Acord amb el Milan per Laia Codina". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Laia Codina joins Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "El Barça lidera la convocatoria de la Sub-17 femenina". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Cuatro jugadoras del Barça convocadas para la selección Sub-20". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Jiménez, Mayca (12 March 2020). "El Barça brilla también por medio de sus internacionales". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Menayo, David (13 June 2018). "Fútbol Femenino: España ya tiene a sus elegidas para revalidar título europeo Sub'19". Marca (periódico) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Cuatro jugadoras del FC Barcelona, listas para el Europeo Sub-19". VAVEL (in Spanish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ García de Pedro, Javier (25 July 2019). "La sub 19 femenina se queda sin triplete europeo en la prórroga ante Francia". Marca (periódico) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Laia Codina – Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
- ^ "Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title". UEFA.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Smith, Emma (31 March 2024). "Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Laia Codina at UEFA (in Spanish)
- Laia Codina at FC Barcelona
- Laia Codina at La Liga (in Spanish)
- Laia Codina at BDFutbol
- Laia Codina at ESPN FC
- Laia Codina at FBref.com
- Laia Codina at Soccerway
- Laia Codina on X