María Pérez Rabaza

María Pérez Rabaza (born 24 December 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona B (as well as occasionally for the first team) and Spain.

For other footballers of the same name, see María Pérez (footballer) and María Pérez Fernández.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Rabaza.
María Pérez
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001
Place of birth Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B / Barcelona
Number 16 / 27
Youth career
2009–15 Sant Fost UE
2015–18 CF La Roca PBB
2018–20 CF Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Barcelona B
2021– Barcelona 10 (0)
International career‡
Spain U19
2021– Spain U23
2022– Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55 (UTC) 3 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20 (UTC) 3 May 2023

Club career

Pérez began playing with the local Sant Fost UE team, staying for six seasons before moving to the Espanyol-affiliated CF Penya Blanc i Blava La Roca for three. She then spent two years with the specialist youth team CF Damm;[1] in the 2018–19 season she helped the team win a double, and was made one of its captains for the 2019–20 season.[2]

She signed to the Barcelona femení B team in 2020,[1] and first played in the Primera División with first team FC Barcelona Femení on 22 June 2021, just in time to see the team collect a continental treble.[2][3] She scored a goal for Barcelona in the 2021–22 pre-season, getting call-ups throughout this season and playing in eight matches in all competitions for the first team.[2][3] She got her first start with the first team in November 2022, playing all 90 minutes.[4] In January 2022 she started as a centre-back in their Copa de la Reina match against Osasuna, which Barcelona won 9–0 but was given as a technical 1–0 win in favour of Osasuna.[5]

Having appeared for both Barcelona and the B team in the 2022–23 league season, Pérez won both leagues (the Primera División and Primera Federación respectively) on the same day, 30 April 2023, both with matches to spare.[6]

International career

Pérez represented Spain at under-19 and under-23 before being called up to the senior team in November 2022 at the age of 20,[2] leaving an ongoing under-23 training camp to join them, while still primarily registered with Barcelona B in the country's second league division and having only played 97 minutes of top-flight football during the season. Replacing an injured player,[3] Pérez's call-up was considered surprising, given her relative inexperience, and seen as manager Jorge Vilda calling on younger players to avoid having to acknowledge the fifteen players who had withdrawn from selection.[7][4] Pérez made her senior international debut as a substitute against Japan on 15 November 2022.[3] In April 2023, she was again taken from the under-23 training to join the senior squad when another player had to withdraw injured.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 February 2023[9]
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 2020–21 Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2022–23 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Career total 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
  1. Including Copa de la Reina
  2. Including Supercopa de España
  3. Including UEFA Women's Champions League

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 April 2023[9]
YearSpain
AppsGoals
202210
202310
Total20

Honours

FC Barcelona[9]

Notes
  1. Despite not playing in a Supercopa match, Pérez was in at least one matchday squad per season and receives the honour with the team.[9]

References
  1. "Maria Pérez, nova jugadora del filial del FC Barcelona". somSantFost (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. "Maria Pérez debuta amb la selecció espanyola absoluta". CF Damm (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. Griñán, Marta (2022-11-16). "María Pérez, de Segunda a La Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. "Vilda llama a Maria Pérez, del filial del Barça, para la absoluta". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  5. "Osasuna vs. Barcelona - 10 January 2023 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. "El Barça B femenino campeón de Liga en Segunda". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  7. "Selección española: Jorge Vilda convoca a María Perez, del Barça B, para los últimos test antes del Mundial". Sport (in Spanish). 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. Griñán, Marta (2023-04-02). "María Pérez y Pujadas sustituyen a Zornoza y Méndez en La Roja". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  9. "Spain - María Pérez - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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