Natalia Padilla
Polish footballer (born 2002)
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Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas (born 6 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club UD Tenerife. Born in Spain, she represents Poland at the international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UD Tenerife | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Fuengirola FS[2] | |||
| –2020 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Málaga B | 1+ | (1) |
| 2020 | Málaga | 1+ | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Servette | 44 | (23) |
| 2023–2026 | Bayern Munich | 12 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sevilla (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2026– | UD Tenerife | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Poland U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Poland U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2021– | Poland | 51 | (13) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:47, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:50, 14 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Club career
Padilla has played for Málaga CF in Spain and for Servette in Switzerland.[1][4] In summer 2023, she transferred to Bayern Munich who then loaned her to 1. FC Köln for one season.[5] Padilla joined Liga F club Sevilla on loan for the 2024–25 season.[6]
On 24 June 2026, Padilla returned to Spain to join Liga F club UD Tenerife on a one-year deal.[7]
International career
Padilla made her senior debut for the Poland national team on 13 April 2021 in a 2–4 friendly home loss to Sweden.[8]
She was selected in Poland's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland.[9] On 12 July, Padilla scored her nation's first goal in a major international competition and provided two assists in a 3–2 win over Denmark,[10] and was later named player of the match.[11] Due to earlier defeats to Germany and Sweden, Poland exited the tournament after the group stage.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 14 April 2026[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Padilla goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2022 | Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, Spain |  Morocco | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2022 | KSZO Municipal Sports Stadium, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland |  Romania | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 6 April 2023 | Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź, Poland |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 22 September 2023 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Nations League |
| 6 | 31 October 2023 | Sportski centra FSS, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Nations League |
| 7 | 31 May 2024 | Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany |  Germany | 1–0 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 8 | 12 July 2024 | Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria |  Austria | 1–3 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 9 | 25 October 2024 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 10 | 29 October 2024 | Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland | Romania | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 11 | 29 November 2024 | Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland | Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 12 | 25 February 2025 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 UEFA Nations League |
| 13 | 12 July 2025 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Denmark | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
