Mariona Caldentey

Felanitx

Caldentey began her football career in the youth ranks of CD Felanitx. The staff who registered her there took her name down as the masculine Mariano instead; Caldentey was the only girl at the club throughout her time there, but never felt excluded or weird. At under-8 (pre-benjamín) level, Caldentey won the Spanish championship with Felanitx. Though her youth coaches felt she was not the best at any one thing, "she was a 9 in everything", which made her indispensable. Mariona was already a versatile player and was fielded in all positions. When Mariona was nine, she began playing futsal alongside football, taking part in both sports until she was twelve. Caldentey then played football at Club Estudiantes CIDE (associated with the Palma Centre Internacional d'Educació). Felanitx presented Caldentey with an honorary shirt with her club number, and had her take the kick-off for their Trofeo Ciudad de Felanitx match against Ferriolense, in August 2013.

Collerense

Caldentey joined her first girls' team at the age of fourteen at UD Collerense, which played in the top flight of Spanish football at the time. Mariona had only taken part in two training sessions before picking up her first injury, something she would be plagued with throughout her senior career. Caldentey was involved in the Collerense youth system, though played for the first team. Training sessions took place in the evenings, with Mariona travelling 50 minutes each way every day from…

Youth

Caldentey was called up the Spain under-16 team for a camp in November 2011. She had already played for the under-16 Balearic Islands team. Caldentey earned third place at the 2013 U-17 European Championship, representing Spain. In the semifinals of the tournament, she converted her penalty in the shootout against Sweden, but would end up losing the match after the shootout ended 4–5 in Sweden's favor. In the third place match, Caldentey captained the team and scored in the 42nd minute in an 0–4 rout of Belgium. She was called up to the under-19 team for the first time in October 2013, and played for them at the 2014 U-19 European Championship. Mariona started every game in the tournament, and scored the first goal in the semifinal match against Norway. She started in the final, which Spain lost to the Netherlands. Caldentey also participated in the 2016 U20 World Cup, where she scored twice in the group stage against Canada and Japan. Spain were eliminated in extra time of the quarterfinal against eventual champions North Korea. Her goal against Canada was named goal of the tournament.

Senior

In 2017, Mariona earned her first senior national team call-up when Jorge Vilda named her to Spain's squad for two friendlies against Switzerland. Two months later, she made her international debut in an Algarve Cup match versus Japan, subbing on in the 73rd minute for Amanda Sampedro. Spain went on to the final against Canada and won the tournament, earning…

Club

As of match played 6 September 2026

International

As of match played 9 June 2026

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caldentey goal.

Maria Francesca Caldentey Oliver was born in the Mallorcan town of Felanitx to Miquel Àngel "Morete" Caldentey Bennásar and Maria Oliver. Her father was a football coach and her mother is a nurse by profession. She has an older brother. Caldentey was taught by her grandmother, also named Maria, how to play the piano. Caldentey began playing football at the age of four in her local team as an after-school activity. She later played futsal in Manacor, where she won multiple titles and played in three Spanish championships. Although Mariona did not develop in La Masia, she has had a lifelong connection to FC Barcelona: her father was one of the original members and promoters of Els Tamarells, the largest Barcelona penya. He had been president of CE Felanitx after coaching the team (among others), and died suddenly while travelling in 2018. In 2013, after she won bronze at the 2013 UEFA U-17 Championship, Felanitx town hall placed a plaque in honour of Caldentey. Els Tamarells began a campaign to rename the municipal pitch where CE Felanitx play after Caldentey in July 2018, and this ultimately happened in 2020; the Camp de Futbol Es Torrentó Mariona Caldentey Oliver was the first public space in Felanitx to be named after a woman. As of 2019, Mariona was studying Sport and Exercise Science.