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Fiamma
Personal information
Full name Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Dénia, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[4][2]
Team information
Current team
Valencia
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Levante B 31 (6)
2020–2022 Levante 26 (0)
2022–2024 Valencia 41 (5)
International career
2019 Spain U17 1 (0)
2020 Spain U16 1 (0)
2021–2023 Spain U19 19 (9)
2022 Spain U20 5 (0)
2023– Spain U23 2 (2)
2022– Spain 9 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Women's Nations League
Winner 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Winner 2022 Costa Rica
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Czech Republic
Winner 2023 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi (born 19 June 2004), simply known as Fiamma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Valencia and the Spain women's national team.

Early life

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Fiamma was born in Dénia to Argentine parents.[5] Her maternal grandfather was Italian.[6]

Club career

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Fiamma has played for Levante in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for them.[1]

International career

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Fiamma was eligible to play for Spain, Italy or Argentina and had shown interest in playing for the latter.[5] Representing the former, she won the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and made her senior debut on 11 November 2022 as a 56th-minute substitution in a 7–0 friendly home win, coincidentally over Argentina.[7] She became cap-tied to Spain when she played and scored in a UEFA Women's Nations League victory over Sweden in December 2023.

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 February 2023 Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia  Jamaica 3–0 3–0 2023 Cup of Nations
2. 5 December 2023 La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain  Sweden 4–3 5–3 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

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Spain U19

Spain U20

Spain

References

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  1. ^ a b "Primera Iberdrola – Levante UD 5 - 0 SD Eibar". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fiamma". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Fiamma". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Plantilla". Levante UD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cabe, Pablo (28 December 2020). ""Sería una experiencia muy linda jugar para la Selección Argentina"". Localía Femenina. Retrieved 2 October 2021. It would be a very nice experience to play for the Argentina National Team and be called up, something unforgettable
  6. ^ QUIERO SER COMO... FIAMMA BENÍTEZ #30 on YouTube
  7. ^ Fiamma Benítez at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "2022 Women's U19 EURO: Road to the title". UEFA.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory". FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "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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