Cristina Martín-Prieto
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| Full name | Cristina Martín-Prieto Gutiérrez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Peña Rociera | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Sevilla | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Sporting de Huelva | 22 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Granadilla | 139 | (48) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Sevilla | 59 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Benfica | 20 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Spain | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Cristina Martín-Prieto Gutiérrez (born 14 March 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Benfica and the Spain national team.
Described as a "late bloomer", Martín-Prieto won the league's best player and league top goalscorer award during the 2024–25 Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
Club career
[edit]Martín-Prieto started her career at Peña Rociera.[3] Whilst at Sporting de Huelva, she won the 2015 Queen's Cup and scored 12 goals during the 2016–17 season.[4]
During her time at Granadilla, Martín-Prieto had to balance football with working in a retail store.[5]
On 1 July 2022, Martín-Prieto was announced at Sevilla on a two year contract.[6] Before the derby between Sevilla and Real Betis, she took part in a beer-pouring derby against Borja Iglesias.[7] Before the 2023 season, Martín-Prieto was described as "an essential part of Sevilla FC", scoring 12 goals, assisting twice and playing "every league matchday" during the 2022–23 Liga F season.[8]
On 3 July 2024, Martín-Prieto was announced at Benfica on a two year contract.[9] During her first season, she scored 19 goals, becoming the league's top goalscorer. She also won the league's best player award.[10]
International career
[edit]On 25 October 2024, Martín-Prieto scored on her Spain international debut against Canada.[10]
On 21 February 2025, Martín-Prieto scored a last minute winning goal against Belgium in the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, completing a 3–2 comeback.[11]
On 10 June 2025, Martín-Prieto was called up to the Spain squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[12] On 3 July 2025, she scored against Portugal in the 93rd minute to seal a 5–0 victory.[13]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 25 October 2024 | Estadio Francisco de la Hera, Almendralejo, Spain |  Canada |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 21 February 2025 | Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, Spain |  Belgium |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 3. | 3 July 2025 | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland |  Portugal |
5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
Honours
[edit]Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2024–25
- Taça da Liga: 2024–25
Spain
- UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2025[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Cristina Martín-Prieto at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Martín-Prieto". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Martín-Prieto". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Cristina Martín-Prieto, 'on fire' con la UDG Tenerife" [Cristina Martín-Prieto, on fire with UDG Tenerife]. www.altanticohoy.com (in Spanish). 16 December 2017.
- ^ Fra, Amalia (27 October 2024). "Martín-Prieto, la buscavidas de La Roja" [Martín-Prieto, the hustler of La Roja]. as.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "MARTÍN-PRIETO REGRESA AL SEVILLA FC FEMENINO PARA REFORZAR LA LÍNEA DE ATAQUE" [MARTÍN-PRIETO RETURNS TO SEVILLA FC FEMENINO TO BOOST THE ATTACK LINE]. sevillafc.es (in Spanish).
- ^ Hurtado, Kiko; García, Basilio (11 October 2023). "El 'derbi' tirando cerveza: de las manos a la cabeza de Óliver a la "presión" de Martín-Prieto a Borja Iglesias" [The beer-throwing derby: from Oliver's hands to his head to Martín-Prieto's "pressure" on Borja Iglesias]. www.eldesmarque.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Cristina Martín-Prieto y su vuelta al Sevilla FC" [Cristina Martín-Prieto and her return to Sevilla FC]. ligaf.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "Cristina Martín-Prieto joins the eagles". www.slbenfica.pt.
- ^ a b "Cristina Martín-Prieto, una estrella tardía" [Cristina Martín-Prieto, a late-rising star]. as.com (in Spanish). 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Spain 3 Belgium 2". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Montse Tomé announces her squad for the European Championships in Switzerland". RFEF. 10 June 2025. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Spain 5 Portugal 0". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "England 1-1 Spain". uefa.com. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
External links
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Seville
- Spanish women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Sevilla FC (women) players
- Sporting de Huelva players
- UD Tenerife players
- S.L. Benfica (women) footballers
- Liga F players
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino players
- Spain women's international footballers
- UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players
- Spanish expatriate women's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen