Mari Paz Vilas

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Mari Paz Vilas Dono (born 1 February 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Levante Las Planas. She is graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

Mari Paz Vilas
Training for the national team in 2012
Personal information
Full name María de la Paz Vilas Dono
Date of birth (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Vilagarcía de Arousa, Galicia, Spain
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Levante Las Planas
Number 10
Youth career
Arosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Atlético Arousana (186)
2006–2008 Levante 48 (17)
2008–2011 Barcelona (61)
2011–2013 Espanyol 59 (50)
2013–2020 Valencia 195 (132)
2020–2022 Real Betis 54 (14)
2022-2023 Levante Las Planas 1 (2)
International career
2006–2007 Spain U19 9 (9)
2008–2018 Spain 26 (15)
2007–2023 Galicia 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2022

Career edit

Vilas started her senior career at local team Atlético Arousana until 2006, when she signed for Levante UD[1] for making her debut in Primera División.

In 2008, Vilas moved to RCD Espanyol,[2] and three years later, she signed with FC Barcelona.[3]

In 2013, the Galician player moved to Valencia CF.

International career edit

She was a member of the Spanish national team during the 2009 European Championship qualifying,[4] scoring a goal in her first match against Northern Ireland.[5] Previously she scored the first of Spain's two goals in the 2007 Under-19 Euro.[6]

Vilas set a new UEFA Women's Championship record in April 2012 when she scored seven goals in her team's 13–0 win over Kazakhstan marking her return to the national team.[7]

International goals edit

Mari Paz Vilas – goals for   Spain
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 February 2008 Estadio El Montecillo, Aranda de Duero   Northern Ireland 3–0 4–0 Euro 2009 qualifying
2 5 April 2012 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid   Kazakhstan 4–0 13–0 Euro 2013 qualifying
3 5–0
4 6–0
5 7–0
6 9–0
7 10–0
8 13–0
9 16 June 2012 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–1 4–3
10 21 June 2012 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid   Turkey 2–0 4–0
11 3–0
12 8 April 2017 Kehrwegstadion, Eupen   Belgium 0–2 1–4 Friendly
13 30 June 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar   Belgium 7–0 7–0 Friendly
14 28 February 2018 AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca   Austria 0–2 0–2 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
15 7 June 2018 La Condomina, Murcia   Israel 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Mari Paz Vilas – goals for   Galicia
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 December 2007 Balaídos, Vigo   Catalonia 1–2 1–6 Friendly
2 28 December 2008 Pasarón, Pontevedra   Balearic Islands 1–0 7–1 Friendly
3 7–0

Honours edit

Club edit

Levante UD
FC Barcelona
RCD Espanyol
Valencia CF

International edit

Spain

References edit

  1. ^ "Mari Paz" (in Spanish). Levante UD. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ Mari Paz dresses as a queen to give Espanyol its sixth Cup. Marca, 10 June 2012
  3. ^ Barreiros, Pedro J. (26 July 2008). "La goleadora gallega Mari Paz Vilas vestirá la camiseta del Barcelona la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Convocatoria para el partido España - Inglaterra clasificatorio para el VII Campeonato de Europa Femenino" (in Spanish). RFEF. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. ^ "La selección femenina goleó a Irlanda y mantiene sus esperanzas" (in Spanish). Diario Marca. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ^ Hart, Patrick (20 July 2007). "Spain turn on the style". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Germany and Spain in the goals, Finland ahead". UEFA. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

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