Full name Sonia Bermudez Tribano 2002–2003 Estudiantes Huelva Position Forward Years Team Height 1.58 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Madrid, Spain Name Sonia Bermudez | |
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Date of birth (1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 31) Similar People Vicky Losada, Jennifer Hermoso, Marta Corredera, Ignacio Quereda, Natalia Pablos Profiles | ||
Current team Atletico Madrid Feminas | ||
Sonia Bermúdez Tribano (born 18 November 1984 in Vallecas, Madrid), commonly known as Sonia or Soni, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Spain women's national football team. With previous passages for Rayo Vallecano, FC Barcelona and NWSL club Western New York Flash, she won the women's Primera División seven consecutive times (three with Rayo Vallecano and four with Barcelona) from 2008–09 until 2014–15.
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Club career
She played for Estudiantes Huelva before joining CE Sabadell in 2003.
In seven years with Rayo Vallecano, she had contributed to the club's first Spanish league trophy—scoring 22 goals throughout the 2008–09 season, ranking third at the top scorers table.
She won the 2011–12 Primera División top scorer award with 38 goals for champions Barcelona. In 2012–13 Barcelona retained their title and Sonia scored 21 times to finish joint-top scorer with Rayo's Natalia Pablos. In 2014 she had a quick break at her Barcelona career when she joined the Western New York Flash from NWSL, returning to Barcelona for the 2014–15 season.
In 2015, after four seasons at Barcelona, which includes a passage in 2014 with the Western New York Flash from NWSL she opted to join Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2015–16 season.
International career
In October 2002, Sonia was named in the Spanish squad for the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
A member of the senior Spanish national team, she scored against England and Northern Ireland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying. In Spain's first game of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying campaign, Sonia was named to the squad and listed as an FC Barcelona player. She scored the fourth goal in Spain's 10–1 win in Turkey.
In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda named Sonia in his squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.
She was part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.