Natalia Padilla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CD Fuengirola FS[2] | |||
| –2020 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Málaga B | 1+ | (1) |
| 2020 | Málaga | 1+ | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Servette | 44 | (23) |
| 2023– | Bayern Munich | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sevilla (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Poland U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Poland U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2021– | Poland | 49 | (13) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:47, 28 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:30, 29 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas (born 6 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in Spain, she represents Poland at the international level.
Early life
Padilla was born in Málaga to an American father of Spanish descent and a Polish mother. Her paternal grandmother was born in Morocco and emigrated to Spain.[3]
Club career
Padilla has played for Málaga CF in Spain and for Servette in Switzerland.[1][4] In summer 2023, she transferred to Bayern Munich who then loaned her to 1. FC Köln for one season.[5] Padilla joined Liga F club Sevilla on loan for the 2024–25 season.[6]
International career
Padilla made her senior debut for the Poland national team on 13 April 2021 in a 2–4 friendly home loss to Sweden.[7]
She was selected in Poland's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland.[8] On 12 July, Padilla scored her nation's first goal in a major international competition and provided two assists in a 3–2 win over Denmark,[9] and was later named player of the match.[10] Due to earlier defeats to Germany and Sweden, Poland exited the tournament after the group stage.[9]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 28 October 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Padilla goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2022 | Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, Spain | Morocco | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2022 | KSZO Municipal Sports Stadium, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland | Romania | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 6 April 2023 | Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź, Poland | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | 22 September 2023 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Greece | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Nations League |
| 6 | 31 October 2023 | Sportski centra FSS, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 7 | 31 May 2024 | Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 8 | 12 July 2024 | Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria | Austria | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| 9 | 25 October 2024 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 10 | 29 October 2024 | Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland | Romania | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| 11 | 29 November 2024 | Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 12 | 25 February 2025 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 UEFA Nations League |
| 13 | 12 July 2025 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
Honours
Servette
References
- ^ a b Natalia Padilla at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Tabla Goleadores". Royal Andalusian Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Rivas, Marina (3 October 2020). "La nueva revelación de la saga Padilla Bidas". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Matchtelegramm". Schweizerischer Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Bayern holen Padilla Bidas und verleihen sie nach Köln". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Natalia Padilla Bidas loaned to Sevilla". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Poland vs. Sweden". Women Soccerway. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Kadra reprezentacji Polski kobiet na EURO 2025" [The Polish women's national team squad for EURO 2025] (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b Papuga, Wojciech (12 July 2025). "Euro 2025 kobiet. Polki pokonały Dunki i odniosły pierwsze w historii zwycięstwo na dużym turnieju [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Poland 3 - 2 Denmark". uefa.com. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Natalia Padilla-Bidas". polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Kruczkowski, Michał (29 April 2023). "Puchar Szwajcarii. Natalia Padilla-Bidas strzeliła jedynego gola w finale. Servette pokonało St. Gallen". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
External links
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- Natalia Padilla at DFB (also available in German)
- Natalia Padilla at Soccerway
- Natalia Padilla at WorldFootball.net