Sheila García
 García with Atlético Madrid in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sheila García Gómez[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1997[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yunquera de Henares, Spain[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Dínamo Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Rayo Vallecano | 135 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Atlético Madrid | 69 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Real Madrid | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Spain | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:48, 10 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Sheila García Gómez (born 15 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Spain national team.
Club career
Sheila began playing club football with Dinamo Guadalajara, and was awarded the 2015 Golden Ball as the best player from Castilla-La Mancha in the Spanish national league.[4] Sheila moved to Liga F side Rayo Vallecano where she was the club's most important player during the 2018–19 season.[5]
On 9 July 2024, she signed for Real Madrid.[6] She made 36 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions for Real Madrid during her debut season.
On 12 July 2026 she signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Inter Milan until 30 June 2029.[7]
International career
Sheila missed participating in the 2023 FIFA World Cup finals with Spain through injury.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 June 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rayo Vallecano Femenino | 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Primera División | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primera División | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 135 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 137 | 20 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2021–22 | Primera División | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga F | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga F | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 69 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 78 | 9 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2024–25 | Liga F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | 204 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 29 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
- ↑ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
- ↑ Includes the Supercopa de España Femenina
International
- As of match played 21 February 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each García goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 April 2024 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 6–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honours
Atlético Madrid
Spain
Personal life
Sheila married Carlota Castellanos on 26 June 2026.[12]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sheila García.
- 1 2 Sheila García at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- 1 2 "SHEILA: Sheila García Gómez (Delantera) / Jugadora Fútbol Femenino". Txapeldunak (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- 1 2 "Sheila". Rayo Vallecano (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "LA YUNQUERANA SHEILA GARCÍA GÓMEZ "BALÓN DE ORO" DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA" (in Spanish). Yunquera de Henares Ayuntamiento. 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sheila García, Jugadora 5 Estrellas del primer tramo de temporada" (in Spanish). Vavel. 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Shei is a new Real Madrid player". Real Madrid CF. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Sheila García joins Inter". www.inter.it. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "El drama de Sheila García: se pierde el Mundial" (in Spanish). ABC. 21 June 2023.
- ↑ Sheila García at Soccerway
- ↑ "El Atleti gana la Copa en un acto de fe" (in Spanish). MARCA. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Nations League final: World Cup winners Spain beat France 2–0 in Seville". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "Instagram post". Instagram. 30 June 2026.
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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Guadalajara
- Spanish women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Liga F players
- Rayo Vallecano Femenino players
- Spain women's international footballers
- Atlético Madrid Femenino players
- Real Madrid Femenino players
- Inter Milan (women) players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- Spanish expatriate women's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen