Claudia Florentino

Claudia Florentino Vivó (born 10 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Primera División club Real Madrid CF and the Spain national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Florentino and the second or maternal family name is Vivó.
Claudia Florentino
Personal information
Full name Claudia Florentino Vivó
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998[1]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain[2]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2009 Deportivo Rambleta
2009–2014 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Valencia 11 (0)
2017–2020 Fundación Albacete 71 (1)
2020–2023 Real Madrid 39 (0)
2023- Valencia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Club career

Claudia Florentino started playing football at Deportivo La Rambleta CF, a small club from Valencia. In 2009 she moved to Valencia CF.[3] She made her debut in the first team and in the Primera División at the end of the 2014/15 season. In the following two seasons she made another ten appearances in the first division and mostly came from the bench, but at the same time she also played in the club's B team in the second division. In the summer of 2017, Florentino moved to Fundación Albacete,[4] within the first division, where she was able to secure a regular place in central defense right from the start. The team only finished the 2018/19 season in 16th and last place and was relegated to the second division.[5] In the 2019/20 season, which was shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, Florentino played all 21 games in full, and her team finished in third place in the South Group of the second division.

Her good performances in defense were noticed, and Claudia Florentino signed for Real Madrid's newly founded women's team in September 2020. During her first season, alongside Ivana Andrés and Babett Peter, she played 20 games and reached second place with her club. Florentino made her debut in the Champions League on October 6, 2021 against Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv.[6] Over the course of the season she made five appearances in continental competition and reached the quarter-finals with Real Madrid in the club's first participation. In the 2022/23 season she only made eight appearances in the league and one each in the cup and the Champions League.

In April 2022, she renewed her contract with Real Madrid until 2023.[7] Following the season, Claudia Florentino left Real Madrid and signed for her former club Valencia.[8]

References
  1. Claudia Florentino at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "Claudia". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Claudia". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. Arvind, Om (14 September 2020). "Real Madrid Femenino Reportedly Sign Claudia Florentino From Fundación Albacete". Managing Madrid. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. Shah, Parshva (12 September 2020). "Real Madrid Femenino sign defender Claudia Florentino from Fundación Albacete". The Real Champs. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. "Zhytlobud-1 vs. Real Madrid - 6 October 2021 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. Jiménez, Mayca (7 April 2022). "Claudia Florentino renueva con el Real Madrid por un año más". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. "Valencia Club de Fútbol". www.valenciacf.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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