Olga Carmona

Defender • Age 26 • #77

Olga Carmonais a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint - Germain and the Spain national team.

285 Appearances

38 Goals

3 Trophies

2 Awards

Fun Facts about Olga

Quirky facts. Inspired by her game.

Her parents didn't want her to play football. She tried other sports: swimming, tennis and flamenco dancing, but her desire for football won and the parents let her play

Carmona was born in Seville (Sevilla in Spanish) and her first team was Sevilla Este. She started playing football at the age of six

Her older brother, Fran Camona, is also professional footballer

In summer 2020, when was founded Real Madrid women's team, Carmona comes to club from Sevilla and becomes one of the first signings of the new team

On her shin guards, Carmona wears a picture of herself with her family. So the family is with her during all the matches

Carmona shares a tattoo with her mother to mark the occasion of her leaving the family home to move from Seville to join Real Madrid in 2020

During her spell at Real Madrid, Carmona starts studies for a degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. "If I didn’t do anything, I’d get bored in the afternoon,” she told about combining football and school

Carmona works on her mental strenght and cooperate with a sport psychologist. "The process started with me introducing who I was and creating my profile. Then it was a case of working on the weakest points of my game. She knows me now and knows which buttons to press," she revealed

Carmona scored game winning goal in World Cup 2023 final between Spain and England (1-0). She also scored game winning goal in semifinal against Sweden (2-1)

At World Cup 2023, Carmona was Spain team captain during semifinal and final games. “What’s important is not wearing an armband, but that the rest of the team know I’m a player they can count on when the going gets tough, that I’m always going to be there whatever role I have,” she told in interview for FIFA website

2023 was best year in her career so far. She was selected by IFFHS and FIFPRO to the Team of the Year 2023. Also she was Player of the Match of World Cup 2023 final game

During World Cup 2023, Carmona’s father had passed away before the final game. Her family had opted to wait before share the news, so Carmona learned of her father's death after Spain's victory celebrations