Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Codina and the second or maternal family name is
Panedas .
Laia Codina
Full name
Laia Codina Panedas Date of birth
(2000-01-22 ) 22 January 2000 (age 24) Place of birth
Campllong , Spain Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Position(s)
Centre-back Current team
Arsenal Number
5 2014–2017
Barcelona 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) 2018–2019
Spain U19
10
(0) 2021–2022
Spain U23
3
(1) 2022–
Spain
11
(2)
*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
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
Barcelona
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
On 29 July 2021, Codina signed a one year loan deal with Italian club A.C. Milan .[19]
Arsenal
On 29 August 2023, Codina signed for English Women's Super League club Arsenal .[20]
International career
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
Club
As of 18 May 2024 [27]
International goals
Honours
FC Barcelona
Arsenal
Spain U19
Spain
References
^ "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 .
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