Cata Coll

Catalina Thomas Coll Lluch (born 23 April 2001), most commonly known as Cata Coll, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. In the summer of 2018, at the age of 17, she was one of the captains during the historic triumph of the Spanish U17 team at the World Cup. In the same year, she was a starter for the U20 side at the World Cup in France.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coll and the second or maternal family name is Lluch.
Cata Coll
Coll with Barcelona in 2021
Personal information
Full name Catalina Thomas Coll Lluch
Date of birth (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001[1]
Place of birth Pòrtol, Spain[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Athletic Marratxí
2016–2019 Collerense
2019– Barcelona 18 (0)
2019–2020 → Sevilla (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 Spain U17
2019 Spain U19
2018 Spain U20
2023– Spain 4 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner2023 Australia–New Zealand
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Runner-up2018 France
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Winner2018 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:18, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Cata Coll started playing football at the age of 6 in the Sant Marçal team. She began playing as a central defender until she tried goalkeeping at the age of 11. She played in boys' teams until she was 14 years old, when she moved up to the women's team after signing for Athletic Marratxí, before moving to Collerense.[4] In her last season, she was one of the key players in achieving promotion to the newly launched Iberdrola Challenge League.[5] After being a pillar in her team and standing out remarkably, Coll raised the interest of Primera División clubs, finally opting for the offer of Fútbol Club Barcelona.  In July 2019 it was announced that she had signed a contract until 2023 and that she would play the first season on loan to Sevilla FC in the Primera División.[6][7] Coll began the season sharing minutes with Sara Serrat and Noelia Ramos, but as the games went by, she became the goalkeeper most used by the coach.  In her first season in the First Division, Coll played 16 league games.

In July 2020, Barcelona confirmed Cata was returning after having played the previous year on loan. In October 2020 Coll played in goal after an injury to Sandra Paños that kept her away from the pitch for several weeks. Coll stated Paños was her idol as a child.[8] Coll was decisive in the league match against Atlético Madrid, where she saved a penalty with the score still 0-0.[9] She debuted in the Champions League in a qualifying match played against PSV that the team won by 4 goals to 1.[10][11]  In December 2020 she was injured in the match played against Sevilla. The club's medical services reported that she suffered a meniscus injury in her right leg.[12][13]  At the end of March, she received a medical discharge.

In February 2023, she extended her contract with the Blaugrana club until June 2026.[14]

International career

In 2016, at the age of 15, she was selected to participate in the European Under-17 Championship in the Czech Republic. The team was runner-up after losing in the final against Germany.[15] In May 2018, she was once again part of the Spanish team to play the European Under-17 Championship in Lithuania. This time, as she was already one of the team's captains, the Spanish team won the title of champions after defeating Germany in the final.[16]

At the end of that same year, the red team traveled to Uruguay to play in the U17 World Cup. The team was proclaimed world champion for the first time after beating Mexico in the final.  She was one of the heroines of the championship after saving two penalties from the shootout in the semifinal that they played against Korea that ended in a draw.[17][18][9]   At the end of the tournament, she was awarded the gold glove, an award that accredits her as the best goalkeeper in the entire competition.

In January 2020, she was called up by the U19 team team to play the preparation matches for the Under-19 European Championship in Ireland.[19]  Due to COVID-19, UEFA announced that the tournament was cancelled.

In August 2018, she was the starting goalkeeper for the team that participated in the U20 World Cup in France.[20]  Coll was once again decisive during the tournament after saving a penalty in the semifinals against France.[21]  They were runners-up in the tournament after losing the final 1-3 against Japan.

She was named as part of Spain's national team for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. After several games on the bench, she made her first appearance for the national team at the tournament in a round of 16 game against Switzerland, which Spain won 5–1. She started in goal in the final against England, finishing the match with a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory to claim the title.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 June 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Europe[lower-alpha 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona Primera División / Liga F 2019–20 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2020–21 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
2021–22 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2022–23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Sevilla (loan) Primera División 2019–20 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 34 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 42 0
  1. Including Copa de la Reina
  2. Including Supercopa de España
  3. Including UEFA Women's Champions League

International
As of match played 20 August 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain
202340
Total40

Honours
FC Barcelona
Spain

Spain U20

Spain U17

Individual

References
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  2. "Cata Coll". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. "Cata Coll". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. "Cata Coll". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. "El Collerense logra el ascenso a Primera B". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. "Cata Coll: "El Barça es un club con futuro y yo vengo para el futuro"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. "Cata Coll". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. Ràdio, Catalunya (2 August 2020). "Tot gira - Cata Coll: "Vinc per aprendre de la Sandra Paños"". CCMA (in Catalan). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. "Cata Coll, la parapenaltis del Barça femenino". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. "Cata Coll: "En el Barça, juegue quien juegue, lo hace bien"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. "Cata Coll debutó en Champions y lo celebró con un triunfo". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. VAVEL.com (8 June 2022). "Cata Coll, con una lesión en el menisco". VAVEL (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. RD (20 December 2020). "La mallorquina Cata Coll sufre una lesión en el menisco de la rodilla derecha". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  14. "Cata renueva hasta 2026". F.C. Barcelona (in Spanish). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. "Cata Coll subcampeona de Europa - Femenino, Selecciones". FutbolBalear.es (in Spanish). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  16. "Cata Coll, campeona de Europa sub-17 - Federación, Femenino, Selecciones". FutbolBalear.es (in Spanish). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. "Cata Coll, la atrapasueños de 'La Rojita'". Marca.com (in Spanish). 26 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  18. "Cata Coll: "Somos la generación de oro y volveremos a hacer historia"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  19. "Cata Coll, convocada con la Sub-19". Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  20. Tronchoni, Nadia (24 August 2018). "Cata Coll, puro instinto". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  21. "Catalina Coll, una heroína bajo palos con tan sólo 17 años". Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  22. "Spain 1-0 England - FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Live". Who Scored. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  23. "Spain - Cata Coll - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  24. 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.
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