Camille Catala
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Camille Catala is a French
football player currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne
of the Division 1 Féminine. Catala plays as a striker
and has been active with the France women's national football team
on the youth circuit. In 2010, she played on the under-19 team that won the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
.
Catala began her career at Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
. With the club, she made an appearance in a Challenge de France
match before departing for Racing Club de Saint-Étienne, where she was inserted as a starter upon arrival. In her first season with the club, she appeared in 15 matches scoring only one goal, which came on 10 May 2009 in a 2–2 draw with Nord Allier Yzeure
. The following season
saw RC Saint-Étienne merge with Ligue 1
club AS Saint-Étienne
to form the club's women's section. Catala again entered the season as a starter scoring her first goal of the season in her club's 1–4 loss to Nord Allier Yzeure.
Catala has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-17 and under-19 teams. With the under-17 team, she participated in both the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
and the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
, where France were eliminated in the group stage. Catala's only goal in the World Cup came in France's 6–2 thrashing of Paraguay
. With the under-19s, Catala played in the La Manga Cup
international tournament and the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sweden
in extra time.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football player currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne (Ladies)
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire Féminin is a French football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club is the women's section of French football club AS Saint-Étienne and was founded in 1977 under the name Racing Club de Saint-Étienne...
of the Division 1 Féminine. Catala plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
and has been active with the France women's national football team
France women's national football team
The French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
on the youth circuit. In 2010, she played on the under-19 team that won the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semifinals:---------Final:-Goal scorers:4 goals Turid Knaak Lieke Martens3 goals Rebecca Dempster2 goals Lauren Bruton Toni Duggan Amélie Barbetta Léa Le Garrec...
.
Catala began her career at Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
Saint-Christol-lès-Alès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.During the 2003 European heat wave, Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, together with Conqueyrac, recorded the highest temperature ever reached in France: 44.1° c.-Population:-References:...
. With the club, she made an appearance in a Challenge de France
Challenge de France
The Coupe de France Féminine is a cup competition, exclusively for French women football clubs. The competition is open to all professional and non-professional women's teams in France. The inaugural edition of the competition was held in 2001. The final match of the competition is normally held...
match before departing for Racing Club de Saint-Étienne, where she was inserted as a starter upon arrival. In her first season with the club, she appeared in 15 matches scoring only one goal, which came on 10 May 2009 in a 2–2 draw with Nord Allier Yzeure
FCF Nord Allier Yzeure
FCF Nord Allier Yzeure is a French football club founded in 1999 and is based in Yzeure.The club was promoted to D1 Féminine for the first time in its history following the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season....
. The following season
2009–10 French women's football championship
The 2009–10 Division 1 Féminine was the 35th edition of the women's league since its re-establishment by the French Football Federation. The league began on 27 September 2009 and ended on 13 June 2010. Olympique Lyonnais were the defending champions....
saw RC Saint-Étienne merge with Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
club AS Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...
to form the club's women's section. Catala again entered the season as a starter scoring her first goal of the season in her club's 1–4 loss to Nord Allier Yzeure.
Catala has been active with the women's section of the national team. She has earned caps with the women's under-17 and under-19 teams. With the under-17 team, she participated in both the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
The UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first conducted in 2008. It is also a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition...
and the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:All times local -Quarterfinals:-----------------Semifinals:---------3rd Place Playoff:----...
, where France were eliminated in the group stage. Catala's only goal in the World Cup came in France's 6–2 thrashing of Paraguay
Paraguay women's national football team
The Paraguay women's national football team represents Paraguay in international women's football.-World Cup record:-Olympic Games record:*1996 to 2008: Did not qualify-Panamerican Games record:*Winnipeg 99: Did not enter...
. With the under-19s, Catala played in the La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup is a winter football tournament played in La Manga del Mar Menor . Usual participants are clubs from countries with a summer football season: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States and Canada. The first cup was played in 1999 which was won by Rosenborg...
international tournament and the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
-Semifinals:---------Final:-Goalscorers:5 goals Sofia Jakobsson4 goals Toni Duggan Solène Barbance3 goals Jordan Nobbs Dzsenifer Marozsan2 goals* Isobel Christiansen* Jade Moore* Jessica Wich* Ana Maria Crnogorcevic1 goal...
reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Sweden
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
in extra time.