BIO

Claudia Pina was born on August 12, 2001, in Montcada i Reixac, Spain. A Spanish national, she operates primarily as a forward for FC Barcelona.

Her 2025-2026 season:

Achievements

54 matches, 32 goals, 9 assists, 2 yellow cards, 0 red card, 1 Nations League, 1 Champions League, 1 Liga, 1 Spanish Cup, 1 Spanish Super Cup

Performance and Ballon d'Or Criteria

  • High Volume Finishing: Demonstrates a clear tendency to act as a pattern breaker in the final third, frequently attempting long-range strikes rather than solely seeking intricate combination play in the penalty area.

  • Positional Versatility: Frequently operates from the left wing while drifting into central number-eight channels, enabling full-back overlaps and facilitating penetrative forward passes into the penalty area.

  • Off-Ball Movement: Executes late runs into the penalty box from deeper midfield positions to capitalize on cut-back opportunities and central overloads.

Efficiency Statistics

  • Top European Goalscorer: Finished as the joint-top goalscorer of the 2024/25 UEFA Women's Champions League with 10 goals.

  • Elite Finishing Differential: Maintained a positive goal-minus-expected-goals differential of +0.32 per 90 minutes over a full-year tracking period.

  • International Youth Scoring Record: Set a tournament-high benchmark by scoring 16 UEFA national-team goals across all categories in 2017, including 7 goals in a single U17 European Championship match against Montenegro.