In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benítez and the second or maternal family name is Iannuzzi.
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Full name | Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dénia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Valencia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Levante B | 31 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Levante | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Valencia | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Spain U19 | 19 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Spain U23 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Spain | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC) |
Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi (born 19 June 2004), simply known as Fiamma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Valencia and the Spain women's national team.
Early life
Fiamma was born in Dénia to Argentine parents. Her maternal grandfather was Italian.
Club career
Fiamma has played for Levante in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for them.
International career
Fiamma was eligible to play for Spain, Italy or Argentina and had shown interest in playing for the latter. Representing the former, she won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and made her senior debut on 11 November 2022 as a 56th-minute substitution in a 7–0 friendly home win, coincidentally over Argentina. She became cap-tied to Spain when she played and scored in a UEFA Women's Nations League victory over Sweden in December 2023.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 February 2023 | Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia | Jamaica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
2. | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain | Sweden | 4–3 | 5–3 | UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Spain U19
Spain U20
Spain
References
- ^ "Primera Iberdrola – Levante UD 5 - 0 SD Eibar". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Fiamma". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Fiamma". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Plantilla". Levante UD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Cabe, Pablo (28 December 2020). ""Sería una experiencia muy linda jugar para la Selección Argentina"". Localía Femenina. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
It would be a very nice experience to play for the Argentina National Team and be called up, something unforgettable
- QUIERO SER COMO... FIAMMA BENÍTEZ #30 on YouTube
- Fiamma Benítez at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title". UEFA.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- "Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory". FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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