Silvia Cristóbal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvia Cristóbal Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | ED Moratalaz | ||
| 2018–2021 | Madrid CFF | ||
| 2021–2024 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Real Madrid B | 18 | (1) |
| 2025– | Real Madrid | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2025 | Spain U17 | 24 | (6) |
| 2024– | Spain U19 | 13 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:53, 11 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:53, 11 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Silvia Cristóbal Fernández (born 1 May 2008) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Real Madrid.
Club career
Youth career
Cristóbal started her career playing for ED Moratalaz. After spending three years in the Madrid CFF academy, she joined Real Madrid in 2021, as part of the 'cadete' group.[1][2]
Real Madrid
Cristóbal showed good progress in Real Madrid's youth ranks, leading to her debut for the B team in 2024. On 12 April 2025, she made her first team debut, coming on as a half-time substitute for Maëlle Lakrar. At the time of her debut, she was the fifth youngest player to play for the team.[1] She scored her first goal for the senior team on 8 November 2025, part of a 5–0 win against Alhama.[3]
On 15 July 2026, Cristóbal was promoted to the first team and signed a contract until 2030.[4]
International career
Cristóbal has played in the U-15, U-16, U-17, and U-19 levels of the Spain women's national football team.
She was part of the Spain U-17 squad that won the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Sweden, beating England 4-0 in the final.[5] The next year, she was also part of the Spanish U-17 squad that played in the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She was named in the Team of the Tournament for her performances throughout the tournament, despite Spain not advancing past the group stage.[6] Later that year, she served as team captain at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[7]
In 2026, she was selected as part of the Spain U-19 team that went on to win the 2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 10 July 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 2024–25 | Liga F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Liga F | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa de la Reina
- ↑ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
Honours
Spain U17
Spain U19
Individual
References
- 1 2 G. Gil, Aimara (13 April 2025). "Silvia Cristóbal, la káiser de la generación Z" [Silvia Cristóbal, the Kaiser of Generation Z]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Riquelme, Sandra (15 April 2025). "Así es la primera gran generación de jugadoras modeladas en La Fábrica del Real Madrid: "Con 15 años ya me dijo que quería llegar a lo más alto"" [This is the first great generation of players molded at Real Madrid's La Fábrica: "At 15 years old she already told me that she wanted to reach the top"]. Relevo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ Martínez, Paula (8 November 2025). "5-0: El Real Madrid golea al Alhama y mete presión al Barcelona" [5-0: Real Madrid thrashes Alhama and puts pressure on Barcelona]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Silvia Cristóbal, new player of the first team squad". Real Madrid CF. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- 1 2 "England 0-4 Spain: La Roja land fifth title with emphatic Women's U17 EURO final win". UEFA. 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- 1 2 "2025 Women's U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 19 May 2025. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Estas son las 21 jugadoras que defenderán a España en la Copa Mundial Femenina sub-17 de la FIFA" [These are the 21 players who will represent Spain at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2026..
- 1 2 "2026 Women's Under-19 EURO final report: Germany 0-1 Spain". UEFA. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
External links
- Silvia Cristóbal at Real Madrid (in Spanish)
- Silvia Cristóbal at BDFutbol
- Silvia Cristóbal on Instagram
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Community of Madrid
- Spanish women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Real Madrid Femenino B players
- Real Madrid Femenino players
- Liga F players
- Spain women's youth international footballers
- Primera Federación (women) players
- 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup players
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen