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Alba María Redondo Ferrer (born 27 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Spain national team.
In January 2024, she ranked 61st on the Guardian's 2023 list of the 100 Best Female Footballers in the World.
Club career
Redondo progressed through the youth system at her hometown club Fundación Albacete. In 2014, 17-year-old Redondo scored twice as "El Funda" beat UD Granadilla Tenerife 2–0 to secure promotion to the top-level Primera División. The 2018–19 Primera División season ended in disappointment for Redondo when her 15 league goals failed to stop Fundación Albacete from finishing bottom of the league and being relegated.
In June 2019 Redondo transferred to Levante, signing a two-year contract with a further one-year option. In November 2019 she scored twice against EdF Logroño but was knocked unconscious near the end of the match. Amidst farcical scenes, the physiotherapist who ran on to treat her was then sent off by the dogmatic referee, for not asking permission to enter the pitch. The following month Redondo endeared herself to the Levante supporters when she struck the only goal in a win over local rivals Valencia.
Redondo won the Pichichi award for being the top goalscorer in the 2022-23 Liga F season.
On 2 July 2024, Redondo signed for Real Madrid.
International career
Alba Redondo took part in the qualification for the 2013 U17 European Championship with the Spanish U17 national team. With the U19s she reached the final of the continental tournament in both 2014 and 2015, but lost to the Netherlands and Sweden respectively. In 2015, with three goals in five games, she was level with Marie-Charlotte Léger and was the tournament's second-best goalscorer behind Stina Blackstenius. Alba Redondo took part in the 2016 World Cup with the U20 national team, where she and her team were defeated in the quarterfinals by North Korea, who later won the tournament.
Despite competing for Albacete that was frequently fighting in relegation battle, Redondo developed into a proficient goalscorer and came to the attention of Spain national team scouts. She made her debut for the senior national team on 8 November 2018 in a friendly against Poland, and was also called up for the 2019 Algarve Cup. However, national coach Jorge Vilda did not include her in the 23-player final squad for the 2019 World Cup. Redondo was not named to the Spanish squad for the Euro 2022 either.
Redondo made seven appearances at the 2023 World Cup and scored three goals. She was in the starting line-up for the World Cup final as Spain defeated England 1–0 to win the trophy for the first time.
Personal life
Redondo is in a relationship with Cristina Monleón, a sports and exercise scientist at the University of Valencia.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fundación Albacete | 2012–13 | Segunda División | – | – | – | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | Primera División | 28 | 8 | – | – | – | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Primera División | 25 | 9 | – | – | – | 25 | 9 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Primera División | 26 | 6 | – | – | – | 26 | 6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 27 | 16 | – | – | – | 27 | 16 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Primera División | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 14 | |||
| Total | 136 | 53 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 136 | 53 | ||||
| Levante | 2019–20 | Primera División | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | |
| 2020–21 | Primera División | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 16 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga F | 30 | 27 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 28 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga F | 26 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | |
| Total | 135 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 79 | ||
| Career total | 271 | 124 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 291 | 132 | ||
International
- As of match played 9 April 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 14 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Redondo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 January 2019 | Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 May 2019 | Estadio Pedro Escartín, Guadalajara, Spain |  Cameroon | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 19 September 2020 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 0–6 | 0–9 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 4 | 26 October 2021 | Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka, Ukraine |  Ukraine | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 25 November 2021 | Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain |  Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 12–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 6 September 2022 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain | Ukraine | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 11 November 2022 | Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro, Melilla, Spain |  Argentina | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 15 November 2022 | Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 19 February 2023 | CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Australia | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
| 11 | 11 April 2023 | Estadi Municipal de Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain |  China | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 26 July 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Zambia | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 5 August 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Switzerland | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
Spain
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023
- UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24
