Virginia Torrecilla Reyes (born 4 September 1994), simply known as Virginia, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Primera División, having also previously played for

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and French

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team

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. She also represents the

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at senior international level. A versatile player, Torrecilla can perform in the full-back,

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or forward positions.

Club career

Torrecilla started her football career in Serverense when she was 11 years old, progressing through the

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CD Serverense Club Deportivo Serverense is a Spanish football team based in Son Servera, in the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1933, it plays in ''Regional Preferente de Mallorca'', holding home matches at '' Camp Municipal Ses Eres'', with a capacity of 800 pe ...

. At 15 years old she joined UD Collerense and went straight into the first team, becoming one of the youngest players to debut in the

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. After two years, Torrecilla joined Sporting Atlético Ciutat de Palma. She stayed for one season then made a transfer to

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, which had been anticipated by months of rumours. In her first season with Barcelona, the team won the league and cup

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. In September and October 2012 Torrecilla played in her first

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matches, as Barcelona were hopelessly worsted 7–0 by Arsenal over two legs. After three seasons at Barcelona she moved to

ahead of the 2015–16 campaign. In July 2019, Torrecilla returned to the Primera División, signing a two-year deal with reigning champions Atlético Madrid.

International career

In 2012 Torrecilla was proud to be part of the Spain team which reached the final of the

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, where they were beaten 1–0 by Sweden after extra time. Torrecilla made her senior debut for the

in June 2013, a 2–2 friendly draw with

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. The following day, national team

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confirmed her as a member of his 23-player squad for the

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finals in Sweden. As the youngest player in the squad, Torrecilla was surprised but happy to be included. Although generally deployed as a

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by Barcelona, she was content to play anywhere required by the national team. She was part of Spain's squad at the

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in Canada and the

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in France.

International goals

Honours

Club

Barcelona

* Primera División: Winner

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, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

Copa de la Reina de Fútbol The Copa de la Reina (Queen's Cup) is an annual cup competition for Spanish women's association football teams organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Its full name is ''Campeonato de España - Copa de Su Majestad la Reina'' (''Cham ...

: Winner

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International

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious an ...

: Winner

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Cyprus Cup The Cyprus Women's Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football. It has been held annually in Cyprus since 2008. Although the competition takes place in Cyprus, the hosts have yet to take part in t ...

: Winner,

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Personal life

On 21 May 2020, Torrecilla announced that she had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. She underwent successful surgery on 18 May, losing her hair in the process. She returned to training in March 2021. She returned to the pitch on January 23, 2022, and started as a sub in the Supercopa final match against FC Barcelona. Torrecilla came in 85' with a standing ovation from the public. Atlético lost the match 7-0.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torrecilla, Virginia 1994 births Living people People from Son Servera Spanish women's footballers Spain women's international footballers Footballers from Mallorca Primera División (women) players Atlético Madrid Femenino players FC Barcelona Femení players Montpellier HSC (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in France Spanish expatriate women's footballers Women's association football fullbacks Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Women's association football utility players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players UD Collerense (women) players Division 1 Féminine players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players Spain women's youth international footballers