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Laia Codina

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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisCodinaand the second or maternal family name isPanedas.
Laia Codina
Codina withBarcelona Bin 2019
Personal information
Full name Laia Codina Panedas
Date of birth (2000-01-22)22 January 2000(age 24)
Place of birth Campllong,Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Barcelona B 15+ (2+)
2019–2023 Barcelona 29 (2)
2021–2022 →Milan(loan) 13 (0)
2023– Arsenal 11 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Spain U19 10 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U23 3 (1)
2022– Spain 11 (2)
Medal record
Women'sfootball
RepresentingSpain
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand
UEFA Women's Nations League
Winner 2024 France–Netherlands–Spain
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2018 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:37, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Laia Codina Panedas(Catalan pronunciation:[ˈlajəkuˈðinə];born 22 January 2000) is a Spanish professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-backforWomen’s Super LeagueclubArsenaland theSpain women's national team.She has represented Spain in multiple youth national teams.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Born inCampllong,Province of Girona,Catalonia,Codina began playing football when she was four years old. As a child, she was a player in the lower categories of theUnió Deportiva Cassà,a team from the Girona municipality ofCassá de la Selva.Until the age of 14, she played on boys' teams.[3]In 2014, she signed for Barça.[2][4]

Codina studies journalism at theUniversidad de Vic.[2][3][5]

Club career

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Barcelona

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In 2014, Codina signed forBarcelonato play in the lower categories. In 2017, at the age of 16, she made the leap toBarcelona B.[6]Codina was one of the leaders of the reserve team, becoming the captain the same season they were promoted to theSegunda División Pro.[2][5][7]

In the summer of 2019, the club announced that Codina would be in the first-team dynamics, although would be kept mainly as a reserve team player until the end of the season.[2][8]In June 2020, her contract was extended until 2022, in addition to her definitive jump to the first team the following season.[9][10][11]

On 13 October 2019, she made her league debut in a match againstSporting de Huelva.Just four days later, she made herUEFA Women's Champions Leaguedebut in a round of 16 match againstMinsk.[12]

In her first season as a first-team player, Codina wore the number 3, which she had already worn in the subsidiary.[5][13][14]In November 2020, she underwent surgery after suffering an injury to the patellar cartilage in her right knee during a match of theSpanish U-20 team.[15][16][17]In March 2021, she began playing again after four months out from injury recovery.[18]

Loan to Milan

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On 29 July 2021, Codina signed a one year loan deal with Italian clubA.C. Milan.[19]

Arsenal

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On 29 August 2023, Codina signed for EnglishWomen's Super LeagueclubArsenal.[20]

International career

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Codina has been a regular on Spain's youth national teams, including theunder-17,under-19,andunder-20squads.[21][22][23]In the summer of 2018, she was selected byJorge Vildato compete at the2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[24]Codina was proclaimed a European Under-19 champion with the Spanish team after defeating the German team in the final.[7]

In July 2019, Codina was selected by Pedro López to represent Spain at the2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 ChampionshipinScotland.[2][25]The team was eliminated in the semifinals by France.[26]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 9 October 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League National Cup Other UWCL Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona 2019–20 Primera División 4 0 0 0 0[a] 0 1 0 5 0
2020–21 12 1 2[b] 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2022–23 13 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 17 1
Total 29 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 36 2
Milan(loan) 2021–22 Serie A 13 0 3[c] 0 2[d] 0 1 0 19 0
Arsenal 2023–24 WSL 8 0 2[e] 0 6[f] 1 0 0 16 1
2024–25 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 1
Total 11 0 2 0 6 1 5 1 24 2
Career total 53 2 8 0 9 1 9 1 79 4
  1. ^Appearances inSupercopa de España
  2. ^Appearances inCopa de la Reina
  3. ^Appearances inCoppa Italia
  4. ^Appearances inSupercoppa Italiana
  5. ^Appearances inWomen's FA Cup
  6. ^Appearances inFA Women's League Cup

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2022 El Sadar Stadium,Pamplona,Spain United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 5 August 2023 Eden Park,Auckland,New Zealand Switzerland 4–1 5–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

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FC Barcelona

Arsenal

Spain U19
Spain

References

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  1. ^"Laia Codina".FC Barcelona.Retrieved25 April2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^abcdefMartín, Bruno (7 July 2019)."Laia Codina i el seu estiu màgic".Diari de Girona(in Catalan).Retrieved5 April2021.
  3. ^ab"Entrevista a Laia Codina:" No me pongo límites "".VAVEL.25 October 2019.Retrieved25 April2020.
  4. ^"Análisis de la central del futuro, Laia Codina".ADN La Masía(in Spanish). 11 June 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2021.Retrieved5 April2021.
  5. ^abcAndrés, Marc."Laia Codina:" Líder ho seré sempre, sempre estaré donant instruccions "".Futfem(in Catalan). Archived fromthe originalon 27 August 2022.Retrieved5 April2021.
  6. ^Peñalver, Silvia (20 June 2020)."Laia Codina, serenidad y polivalencia azulgrana".elscouting.es(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2021.Retrieved5 April2021.
  7. ^abNavarro, Alicia (18 July 2019)."Laia Codina, la perla que apuntala al Femení".VAVEL(in Spanish).Retrieved5 April2021.
  8. ^"Laia Codina y Carla Armengol estarán en dinámica del primer equipo".Mundo Deportivo.29 June 2019.Retrieved25 April2020.
  9. ^"El FC Barcelona renova Laia Codina fins al 2022".CCMA(in Catalan). 9 June 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  10. ^Jiménez, Mayca (9 June 2020)."El Barça renueva a su joven promesa Laia Codina hasta 2022".AS.com(in Spanish).Retrieved5 April2021.
  11. ^"La canterana Laia Codina renueva con el Barça hasta 2022".Europa Press.9 June 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  12. ^"Rodillo del Barça para acariciar los cuartos de final de la Champions".La Vanguardia.17 October 2019.Retrieved25 April2020.
  13. ^"Laia Codina, Jana Fernández y Bruna Vilamala ya tienen dorsal con el primer equipo".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 5 September 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  14. ^"Laia Codina:" ¿Por qué no vamos a repetir otra final de Champions? "".Sport(in Spanish). 26 July 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  15. ^"Una lesión obliga a Laia Codina a abandonar la concentración de la sub-20".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 9 March 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  16. ^"Barça: Laia Codina, al quirófano".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 13 November 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  17. ^"Laia Codina, operada con éxito".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 15 November 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  18. ^"El Barça se autoimpone la prohibición de especular en Manchester".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 31 March 2021.Retrieved5 April2021.
  19. ^"Acord amb el Milan per Laia Codina".FC Barcelona(in Catalan).Retrieved29 July2021.
  20. ^"Laia Codina joins Arsenal".Arsenal F.C. 29 August 2023.Retrieved29 August2023.
  21. ^"El Barça lidera la convocatoria de la Sub-17 femenina".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 19 January 2017.Retrieved5 April2021.
  22. ^"Cuatro jugadoras del Barça convocadas para la selección Sub-20".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 25 February 2020.Retrieved5 April2021.
  23. ^Jiménez, Mayca (12 March 2020)."El Barça brilla también por medio de sus internacionales".AS.com(in Spanish).Retrieved5 April2021.
  24. ^Menayo, David (13 June 2018)."Fútbol Femenino: España ya tiene a sus elegidas para revalidar título europeo Sub'19".Marca (periódico)(in Spanish).Retrieved5 April2021.
  25. ^"Cuatro jugadoras del FC Barcelona, listas para el Europeo Sub-19".VAVEL(in Spanish). 11 July 2019.Retrieved5 April2021.
  26. ^García de Pedro, Javier (25 July 2019)."La sub 19 femenina se queda sin triplete europeo en la prórroga ante Francia".Marca (periódico)(in Spanish).Retrieved5 April2021.
  27. ^"Laia Codina – Soccerway profile".Soccerway.
  28. ^"Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title".UEFA.com.16 May 2021.Retrieved16 May2021.
  29. ^Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023)."Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final".The Guardian.ISSN0029-7712.Retrieved7 June2023.
  30. ^Smith, Emma (31 March 2024)."Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time".BBC Sport.Retrieved7 April2024.
  31. ^"Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville".BBC Sport.28 February 2024.Retrieved28 February2024.
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