Bruna Vilamala Costa (; born 4 June 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Liga F club FC Barcelona.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Bruna with Barcelona in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruna Vilamala Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Vicenç de Torelló, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan from Barcelona) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Barcelona B | 21 | (12) |
| 2020– | Barcelona | 50 | (20) |
| 2024– | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Spain U23 | 7 | (2) |
| 2024– | Spain | 1 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:27, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in the town of Borgonyà[2] in the municipality of Sant Vicenç de Torelló, Vilamala joined the grassroots FC Barcelona when she was only eleven years old.[3]
In October 2018, Vilamala tore her ACL in a match against AEM Lleida.[4]
She debuted with the Barça first team on 1 February 2020 against Sevilla at only 17 years of age, with Vilamala being the fourth youngest player to wear the shirt of the culés.[5] During the 2020–21 season, she was a regular on the payrolls of the Barça first team despite the fact that she still had a filial role.[3] On 18 October 2020, she scored her first goal in the Primera División in the 6-0 win against Sporting de Huelva. On 10 May 2021, she scored against Granadilla, which would be decisive in the 1-0 victory, with which they won the Liga Iberdrola title.[3] In that season, Barcelona would end the best campaign in its history by winning the Liga, Copa de la Reina and Champions League titles. For her part, Vilamala would close the season with 12 goals converted in the Liga in just 15 games, being the sixth highest scorer of the culé campaign and the second with the best scoring average.[2]
On 25 October 2021, Vilamala suffered the second ACL tear of her career during a friendly with Spain's under-23 national football team.[6] She returned to playing on 20 November 2022 in a Liga F match against Deportivo Alavés,[7] experiencing some setbacks before making more regular appearances in the 2023–24 season and slowly growing back to full fitness.[8]
On 24 August 2024, Brighton and Hove Albion announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Vilamala on a season-long loan from Barcelona, subject to regulatory processes.[9]
International career
editIn 2018, Vilamala was called up to the Spanish U-17 team to take part in the women's U-17 European Championship, which was held in Lithuania.[10]
Vilamala made her senior Spain debut on her 22nd birthday, during a UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Denmark on 4 June 2024. Spain, ranked number one, were unusually trailing when Vilamala was substituted on; she scored their first goal (which she credited to Irene Paredes) as Spain mounted a 3–2 comeback victory to gain automatic qualification for Euro 2025.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 14 December 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | UWCL | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Total | 50 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 24 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2024–25 | WSL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 80 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 103 | 38 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ^ Appearances in Women's League Cup
International
edit- As of match played 4 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vilamala goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2024 | Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Spain |  Denmark
|
1–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honours
edit- Barcelona
- Liga F: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Copa de la Reina: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21,[13] 2022–23,[14] 2023–24[15]
- Supercopa de España Femenina: 2021–22, 2023–24
- Spain
References
edit- ^ "Ficha de la jugadora". Laliga.es. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Bruna Vilamala, el gol de casa también pide paso". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Bruna Vilamala, la canterana del Barça que ya canta goles con el primer equipo". sport.es. Sport. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Concejo, Edurne (3 October 2018). "Bruna Vilamala es podria perdre el Mundial sub-17". futfem.cat. Futfem.cat. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Bruna Vilamala: 'Es lo que soñé desde pequeña'". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Valdunciel, Paula (25 October 2021). "El Barça, pendiente de la lesión de Bruna Vilamala". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Gascón, Javier (20 November 2022). "Bruna Vilamala: 'No esperaba que corearan mi nombre'". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Tikas, Maria (30 May 2024). "El 1x1 de una temporada perfecta". Diario Sport (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Albion sign Vilamala from Barcelona". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "'La Rojita' femenina lista para la Eurocopa con tres azulgranas". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Tikas, Maria (5 June 2024). "El cumpleaños más especial de Bruna: debut, gol y victoria". Diario Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Player profile". FlashScore. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title". UEFA.com. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Barcelona retains Women's Champions League title, completing historic quadruple". CNN. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links
edit- Bruna Vilamala at FC Barcelona
- Bruna Vilamala at BDFutbol
- Bruna Vilamala at ESPN FC
- Bruna Vilamala at FBref.com
- Bruna Vilamala at Soccerway