Marta Torrejón
Spanish footballer (born 1990)
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Marta Torrejón Moya (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾta toreˈxom ˈmoʝa] ⓘ;[n 1] born 27 February 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona, which she captains, and the Catalonia national team. She formerly captained the Spain national team, making 90 appearances and scoring 8 goals.[2]
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Torrejón in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marta Torrejón Moya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mataró, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Salesians | ||
| 2001–2004 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2013 | Espanyol | 201 | (26) |
| 2013–2026 | Barcelona | 473 | (72) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Spain U-19 | 23 | (6) |
| 2007–2019 | Spain | 90 | (8) |
| 2007–2025 | Catalonia | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025 | |||
Club career
Torrejón debuted in the Superliga Femenina for Espanyol at just 14 years old. In 2011, she started in the final of the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol, where they lost in extra time versus her future club, Barcelona.[3]
Two years later, at age 23, she signed for FC Barcelona[4] and is currently the club's vice-captain.[5]
Torrejón has won three league titles and three Copas de la Reina with Barcelona.
In the 2016–17 season, Barcelona reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history. They were knocked out 5–1 on aggregate by Paris Saint Germain, where Torrejón started both matches.[6][7]
In the 2018–19 season, she played an integral role in Barcelona's defense as they made it to the final of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in the club's history. Torrejón started both games versus Bayern, where Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.[8][9] On 18 May 2019, Torrejón started in FCB Femení's first ever UWCL final versus Lyon, who went on to win the match 4–1.[10]
In 2020, Torrejón featured for both matches in the first edition of the Supercopa Femenina. In the final against Real Sociedad, she scored 4 of Barcelona's 10 goals and was named MVP of the tournament.[11]
Despite taking a secondary role as either wingback or central defender in the 2023–24 season, Torrejón was reliably used in the league and scored eight goals – Sport considered her a "luxury" as a defensive substitute who offers attacking drive.[12]
International career
Torrejón made her senior Spain national team debut in November 2007, a 1–0 defeat to England in Shrewsbury.[13]
In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda selected Torrejón in the squad for UEFA Euro 2013 in Sweden.[14] She played every minute of Spain's campaign, which ended with a 3–1 defeat to Norway in the quarter-finals.
She was part of Spain's squad for the 2015 World Cup in Canada, playing every minute of the team's campaign.[1] After Spain's poor performance of two losses and a draw in the group stages, she and her 22 teammates from the tournament called for coach Ignacio Quereda's resignation from the national team.[15]
On 20 May 2019, Torrejón was called up to the Spain squad for the 2019 FIFA World Cup.[16] She played two games at the 2019 World Cup in France.[17] The match against Germany would end up being her final appearance for Spain.
After the 2019 World Cup, she announced her retirement from the national team on Twitter.[18] She retired with the most ever caps for a Spanish women's national team player with 90.[19] Her record was later surpassed by Alexia Putellas on 26 October 2021.[20][21]
Personal life
Her brother Marc Torrejón is a former footballer.[22][23] She is in a romantic relationship with fellow FC Barcelona player Caroline Graham Hansen. [citation needed]
She has a degree in Biology, and is currently studying History and Geography from a university in Barcelona.[24]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 25 June 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torrejón goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 2008 | Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain |  Czech Republic |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2009 UEFA Euro qualification | |
| 2 | 7 April 2010 | Guadalajara, Spain |  Turkey |
3–0 | 5–1 | 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 5 April 2012 | Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain |  Kazakhstan |
12–0 | 13–0 | 2013 UEFA Euro qualification | |
| 4 | 27 October 2013 | Collado, Spain |  Estonia |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 10 April 2014 | Skopje, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia |
3–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 6 | 11 February 2015 | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Belgium |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 26 September 2016 | Leganés, Spain |  Finland |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2017 UEFA Euro qualification | |
| 8 | 25 October 2016 | Guadalajara, Spain |  England |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Espanyol
- Primera División: 2005–06
- Copa de la Reina: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Copa Catalunya: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Barcelona
- Primera División: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25,[25] 2025–26[26]
- Copa de la Reina: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25,[27] 2025–26[28]
- Supercopa de España Femenina: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Copa Catalunya: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21,[29] 2022–23,[30] 2023–24,[31] 2025–26[32]
Spain
Notes
- In isolation, Torrejón is pronounced [toreˈxon].
