Natalia Padilla

Natalia Padilla-Bidas
Personal information
Full name Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 UD Tenerife
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)
2023–2026 Bayern Munich 12 (4)
2023–2024 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 18 (2)
2024–2025 → Sevilla (loan) 28 (11)
2026– UD Tenerife 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Poland U17 7 (1)
2019–2020 Poland U19 7 (4)
2021– Poland 51 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:47, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:50, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas (born 6 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club UD Tenerife. 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]

On 24 June 2026, Padilla returned to Spain to join Liga F club UD Tenerife on a one-year deal.[7]

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.[8]

She was selected in Poland's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland.[9] 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,[10] and was later named player of the match.[11] Due to earlier defeats to Germany and Sweden, Poland exited the tournament after the group stage.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 14 April 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 202190
202283
202393
2024125
2025112
202620
Total5113
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Padilla goal.
List of international goals scored by Natalia Padilla
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 October 2022Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, Spain Morocco2–04–0Friendly
211 November 2022KSZO Municipal Sports Stadium, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland Romania1–06–0Friendly
33–0
46 April 2023Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź, Poland Costa Rica1–02–1Friendly
522 September 2023Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece2–13–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
631 October 2023Sportski centra FSS, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia1–01–12023–24 UEFA Nations League
731 May 2024Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany Germany1–01–4UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying
812 July 2024Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria Austria1–31–3UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying
925 October 2024Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–12–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1029 October 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Romania2–04–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1129 November 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Austria1–01–0UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1225 February 2025Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–01–02025 UEFA Nations League
1312 July 2025Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland Denmark1–03–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

Servette

Bayern Munich

References

  1. 1 2 Natalia Padilla at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabla Goleadores". Royal Andalusian Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Rivas, Marina (3 October 2020). "La nueva revelación de la saga Padilla Bidas". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Matchtelegramm". Schweizerischer Fussballverband (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bayern holen Padilla Bidas und verleihen sie nach Köln". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Natalia Padilla Bidas loaned to Sevilla". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Karaś, Michał (24 June 2026). "Oficjalnie: Natalia Padilla-Bidas wraca do Hiszpanii, zagra dla Tenerife". flashscore.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Poland vs. Sweden". Women Soccerway. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. 1 2 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.
  11. ↑ "Poland 3 - 2 Denmark". uefa.com. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Natalia Padilla-Bidas". polishfootballalmanac.net. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title with victory at Union". onefootball.com. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Cup winners 2026! FCB Women beat Wolfsburg 4-0 to seal second successive double". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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