*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 17 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:04, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Carmona began her football career at the age of six with Sevilla Este.[2]
In Carmona's first professional season, she contributed with five goals in 25 matches as Sevilla finished 12th.[3] In 2007, she moved to the youth team of Sevilla FC, where she was to spend nine years. For the 2016–17 season, Carmona made it into the first team that was playing in the Segunda División, the second division in Spain at the time. She managed with her team in her first season promotion to the Primera División. While her club landed in the lower mid-table of the league for the following three seasons, Carmona reached the semi-finals of both 2018–19 and 2019–20 domestic cups, in which Sevilla were defeated by eventual winners Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona.
Carmona won the 2018 European Championship with the U-19 national team by beating Germany 1–0 in the final. She herself contributed four goals in ten games in qualifying and the finals to win the title. A year later, she was again with the U-19 in the finals of the European Championship, where her team lost 1–3 after extra time in the semifinals against France.[5]
On 13 April 2021, Carmona made her senior team debut in a friendly match against Mexico.[6]
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
In 2023, at 23 years of age, Carmona played a key role in Spain's victory[7] in the FIFA World Cup, eventually being selected as captain of the Spain squad in both the team's semi-final and the final and scoring decisive goals in each of the two matches.[8][9][10]
In the semi-final against Sweden on 15 August, Carmona helped her team achieve a 2–1 victory by scoring the decisive goal from a precise long-range shot.[11] Five days later, during the 29th minute of the Final against England, she scored the only goal as Spain went on to win 1–0 to claim the trophy.[12] Carmona was also named player of the match in the final.[13]
In October 2023, Carmona was confirmed as a part of the leadership and captaincy team.[14]
Personal life
Carmona's older brother, Fran Carmona, is also a footballer and plays as a defender for Ourense CF.[15]
Growing up, Carmona's parents insisted that she should not play football, instead steering her towards swimming, tennis and sevillana dancing;[16] they eventually relented when she would not change her mind.[17]
Carmona's father died after a prolonged illness two days before the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final in which she scored the winning goal. Her mother and brothers were present in Australia to watch her play, and she learned of her father's death after Spain's victory celebrations.[18][19]
As of 2023, in addition to her professional responsibilities with Real Madrid, Carmona is in the process of completing her undergraduate studies for a degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences.[20]
