Paulina Gramaglia

Paulina Gramaglia (born 21 March 2003), also known as Pauli, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino competing in Série A2, on loan from American National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash. She also plays for the Argentina women's national team.

Paulina Gramaglia
Personal information
Full name Paulina Gramaglia[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003[2]
Place of birth Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina[3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Bragantino
(on loan from Houston Dash)
Number 24
Youth career
2016–2020 Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 UAI Urquiza 7+ (9+)
2022 → Houston Dash (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Houston Dash 0 (0)
2023– → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) 12 (9)
International career‡
Argentina U17
2022 Argentina U20 4 (1)
2021– Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2021.[2]

Club career

Gramaglia has played for Talleres de Córdoba and UAI Urquiza in Argentina. She joined and started playing for the latter in early December 2020.[4] On 20 December 2021, she was announced as a new player of Houston Dash in the United States for the 2022 season, loaned by UAI Urquiza.[5] She debuted for the Dash on 16 July 2022, the youngest player to debut in club history.[6]

On 18 November 2022, the Dash announced that the club had exercised its option to purchase Gramaglia's contract, making her the first woman whose contract was sold from an Argentinian football club to a foreign club.[7] The Dash re-signed Gramaglia to a one-year contract with an option for an additional year, and then on 10 February 2023 loaned her out to Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino through 31 December 2023.[6]

International career

Gramaglia has captained Argentina at under-17 level.[4] She made her senior debut on 27 November 2021.[2]

References
  1. "Play-off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 (Friendlies) – Squad List: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. Paulina Gramaglia at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. "Paulina Gramaglia". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. "Paulina Gramaglia, nueva Guerrera". UAI Urquiza (in Spanish). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. "Houston Dash acquires forward Paulina Gramaglia on loan from UAI Urquiza for 2022 season". Houston Dynamo FC. Houston Dash. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. "Houston Dash loan forward Paulina Gramaglia to Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil" (Press release). Houston Dynamo FC. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. "Paulina Gramaglia, la primera venta del fútbol femenino argentino" [Paulina Gramaglia, the first sale of Argentine women's soccer]. La Diez (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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