Carmen Menayo

Carmen Menayo
	Carmen Menayo with Atlético Madrid Femenino in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Carmen Menayo Montero
Date of birth	14 April 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Puebla de la Calzada, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Atlético Madrid
Number	11
Youth career
	Santa Teresa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Santa Teresa
2016–	Atlético Madrid
National team‡
2011–2012
2013–2015	Spain U17
2015–2017	Spain U19
2016–2018	Spain U20
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2020

Carmen Menayo Montero (born 14 April 1998) is a Spanish football defender who plays for Atlético Madrid of Spain's Primera División.^[1]

Club career[]

Santa Teresa[]

On 19 June 2014, Menayo signed for Santa Teresa, which had just been promoted to the Primera División. She made her debut in the Primera División on 7 September 2014, at the age of 16, where her team lost to Transportes Alcaine by 3 to 1.^[2] She was a starter throughout the season^[3] and only lost one game per call with the Spain Under-17 team and scored a goal. Although Menayo came to the team as a left winger or forward, she was delaying her position to the side, and with the injury of Paralejo, manager Juan Carlos Antúnez, reconverted her to central defender. The team finished the season in ninth position, achieving the goal of maintaining category.

In the 2015-16 season, Menayo continued to start and only missed two games. Santa Teresa remained in the Primera División by finishing in eleventh position.

Atlético Madrid[]

Menayo always wanted to study physiotherapy in Madrid and in 2016, after rejecting several offers from other clubs, she had the opportunity to play for Atlético Madrid, with which she could complement her football practice with her studies. On 5 July 2016, Atlético Madrid announced that they officially signed Menayo.^[4]

International career[]

Personal life[]

Menayo is in a relationship with her former Atlético Madrid teammate Lola Gallardo.^[5]

Honours[]

Club[]

Atlético Madrid

International[]

Spain

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Winner 2015
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: Winner 2017

References[]

^ Ficha de la jugadora en Laliga.es
^ Vela, José Luis (8 September 2014). "Amargo debut del Santa Teresa". El Periódico Extremadura. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ García de Frutos, Alberto (4 March 2015). "Carmen Menayo ya es imprescindibleo". HOY de Extremadura. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Carmen Menayo, primer refuerzo para la próxima temporada". Atlético de Madrid (in Spanish). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
^ "El inclusivo mensaje de Lola Gallardo contra la 'LGTBIfobia'". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

External links[]

Carmen Menayo – UEFA competition record (archive)
Carmen Menayo at Soccerway
Carmen Menayo on Twitter

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[1] Ficha de la jugadora en Laliga.es

[2] Vela, José Luis (8 September 2014). "Amargo debut del Santa Teresa". El Periódico Extremadura. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[3] García de Frutos, Alberto (4 March 2015). "Carmen Menayo ya es imprescindibleo". HOY de Extremadura. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[4] "Carmen Menayo, primer refuerzo para la próxima temporada". Atlético de Madrid (in Spanish). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[5] "El inclusivo mensaje de Lola Gallardo contra la 'LGTBIfobia'". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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