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Candela Andújar Jiménez ([kanˈdela anˈduxaɾ]; born 26 March 2000) is a Spanish football forward currently playing for Barcelona B in the Spanish Second Division.
Career
Club
Born in Barberà del Vallés, Barcelona, Andújar began her career at the age of 7 as a goalkeeper in Barberá Andalucia, playing with boys. After 4 years she joined CE Sant Gabriel and spent a season there, this time in midfielder position and only alongside young girls. She started her career in Barcelona at the start of 2012-2013 season, after she was discovered by the club's scouts for her performances in Catalonia's u-12 national team. In Barça she was employed more as a winger and a forward player. She played her first official match for the senior team in 6 December 2017 against Sevilla at the age of 17, after her consistent form in Barça B, where she had scored 11 goals in 12 matches, throughout the mid season.
International
Andújar was first invited to play for national u-16 team on February 2015, in a development tournament. She was a member of Spanish u-17 squads that achieved runner-up places of UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in 2016 and 2017. Each time she earned a place on the team of the tournament.
Andújar was also one of the key players of u-17 national team in the 2016 World Cup. At the end of the tournament she was one of the 10 candidates for the Golden Ball, which she lost to Fuka Nagano.
Honours
- Barcelona B
- Segunda División, Group III: 2016–17
- International
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Third place: 2016
- UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Runner-Up: 2016, 2017