Player Profile: Claudia Pina

"Pina", is one of the names which can be heard constantly when watching a Barcelona or Spanish International match. With seven international goals since her debut in 2021, and over 100 appearances with Barca, Claudia Pina has established herself as a persistent and hardworking player willing to help her team out in any way she can.

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The 24 year old forward joined Barcelona's women's first team in 2018, when she was just 16, which made her the youngest player to make her debut in the first team squad - this has since been broken by Pina's teammate, Vicky Lopez.

Pina has won multiple honours with Barcelona including two Champions League wins. Having already scored six goals this Liga F campaign, she lies first on the list of top goal-scorers so far. Rumours have circulated surrounding Pina's contract until 2026, with Barcelona likely extending to 2028.

Claudia Pina was first called up to play for Spain's U16 team, when she was only 14, and continues to play through the youth groups until she made her senior team debut in 2021 during a friendly against Denmark. She made herself unavailable for the World Cup squad selection in 2022, and therefore missed out on Spain's victory. She was however called up for the Euros in 2025, and finished 2nd with Spain in their defeat against England. She also scored two goals whilst at the Euros.

The 24-year-old was nominated for the Ballon d'Or following the end of this season and was ranked 11th - to many people's surprise. Pina was also the 2024/25 Champions League top goal-scorer and featured in the 2024/25 Team of the Season.