Lola Gallardo

María Dolores "Lola" Gallardo Núñez (born 10 June 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais and the Spain women's national team.[1]

Lola Gallardo
Personal information
Full name María Dolores Gallardo Núñez
Date of birth (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993
Place of birth Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Sevilla
2011–2012 Sporting Huelva 32 (0)
2012–2020 Atlético Madrid 176 (0)
2020– Lyon 0 (0)
National team‡
2012– Spain 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallardo and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.

Club career

Lola started her career at Sevilla FC before moving to Sporting Huelva.[2] and arriving at Atlético Madrid in 2012.[3]

International career

In 2010, she was named the best player in the U-17 European Championship and the best goalkeeper in the U-17 World Cup.[4]

In June 2013 national team coach Ignacio Quereda selected Gallardo in the senior Spain squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden, one of two reserves for established first choice goalkeeper Ainhoa Tirapu.[5] Gallardo had won her first senior international cap in a 2–2 pre-tournament friendly draw with Denmark in Vejle.[6]

She was part of Spain's squad at the 2015[7] and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Honours

Club
Atlético Madrid
Olympique Lyon

International
Spain

Individual

References
  1. Lola Gallardo is Atlético's first signing. AS.
  2. Profile in Sporting Huelva's web
  3. "Profile" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. U-17 Golden Player; 2010 – Dolores Gallardo UEFA.com
  5. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. Martín González, Cesáreo (29 June 2013). "Dinamarca 2–2 España: grandes sensaciones en la última prueba preparatoria" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  7. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  8. "2010: Dolores Gallardo". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2015.


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