María Dolores "Lola" Gallardo Núñez (born 10 June 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

Lola started her career at

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before moving to

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. and arriving at Atlético Madrid in 2012.

International career

In 2010, she was named the best player in the U-17 European Championship and the best goalkeeper in the U-17 World Cup. In June 2013 national team

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selected Gallardo in the senior Spain squad for

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in Sweden, one of two reserves for established first choice goalkeeper

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. Gallardo had won her first senior international

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in a 2–2 pre-tournament friendly draw with

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. She was part of Spain's squad at the 2015 and

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FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as the

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Honours

Club

; Atlético Madrid * Primera División: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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;Olympique Lyon *

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: 2019–20

International

; Spain *

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(1): 2010

Individual

Golden Player Award: 2010

Personal life

Gallardo is in a relationship with her former Atlético Madrid teammate Carmen Menayo.

References

External links

* * * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Seville Spanish women's footballers Spain women's international footballers Liga F players Sporting de Huelva players Atlético Madrid Femenino players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football goalkeepers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players Spanish LGBT sportspeople UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Spain women's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-footy-goalkeeper-stub