Amanda Sampedro Bustos (born 26 June 1993) is a Spanish football forward who plays for Sevilla FC of Spain's Primera División[3] and the Spain national team.

Amanda Sampedro
Sampedro in 2021
Personal information
Full name Amanda Sampedro Bustos[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sevilla FC
Number 23
Youth career
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2022 Atlético Madrid 385 (77)
2022-2024 Sevilla FC 57 (4)
International career
2009–2011 Spain U17 21 (8)
2011–2012 Spain U19 19 (4)
2015–2023 Spain 53 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2020

International career

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A skillful forward noted for her creativity and vision, she was part of the Spanish team which won the 2010 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship and finished third at the subsequent 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4][5]

In 2012, Sampedro was captain of the Spain team which reached the final of the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship, where they were beaten 1–0 by Sweden after extra time.[6] After the competition UEFA named her among ten "emerging talents".[7]

In September 2012, Sampedro was called up to the senior national squad for the first time, ahead of a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying match with Romania.[8] In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda called Sampedro up to his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[9] She was also part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 September 2015 Sports Center, Weinan   China 1–2 1–3 Friendly
2. 21 September 2015 Sports Center, Chenzhou   China 1–1 1–2
3. 29 January 2016 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac   Montenegro 0–6 0–7 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4. 8 April 2016 Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã   Portugal 1–3 1–4
5. 15 September 2016 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid   Montenegro 4–0 13–0
6. 20 September 2016 Butarque, Leganés   Finland 4–0 5–0
7. 30 June 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar   Belgium 5–0 7–0 Friendly
8. 19 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem   Portugal 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
9. 23 October 2017 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan   Israel 0–6 0–6 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10. 7 March 2018 AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca   Italy 0–1 0–2 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
11. 4 September 2018 Las Gaunas, Logroño   Serbia 2–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Personal life

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In March 2013 Sampedro was in the second year of a sports journalism course at King Juan Carlos University (URJC).[10]

Honours

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Club

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International

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Spain

References

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  1. ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Atletico Madrid squad" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ Amanda: "Los tres puntos del partido ante Sporting de Huelva son los más importantes de la primera vuelta" Atlético's official website
  4. ^ "Que los medios se nos acerquen nos va bien" Diario AS
  5. ^ Sampedro: Winning is what counts FIFA
  6. ^ Atkin, John (15 July 2012). "Torrecilla says Spain will be back for more". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Ten emerging talents from women's U19 finals". Uefa.com. UEFA. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ Hierro, Carlos; Barriuso, Garazi (4 September 2012). "El paso adelante de la generación del 93". RFEF.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Amanda Sampedro: "Entrenar con la Absoluta me permite mejorar cada día"". RFEF.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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