Amanda Sampedro

Amanda Sampedro Bustos (born 26 June 1993) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a Midfielder for Atlético Madrid, Sevilla FC, and the Spain national team.

International career She was part of the Spanish team which won the 2010 UEFA U-17 Women's Championship and finished third at the subsequent 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

In 2012, Sampedro was captain of the Spain team which reached the final of the 2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship, where they were beaten 1–0 by Sweden after extra time. After the competition, UEFA named her among ten "emerging talents".

In September 2012, Sampedro was called up to the senior national squad for the first time, ahead of a UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying match with Romania. In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda called Sampedro up to his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden. She was also part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 18 September 2015 Sports Center, Weinan 1–2 1–3 Friendly 2. 21 September 2015 Sports Center, Chenzhou 1–1 1–2 3. 29 January 2016 Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac 0–6 0–7 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 4. 8 April 2016 Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã 1–3 1–4 5. 15 September 2016 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid 4–0 13–0 6. 20 September 2016 Butarque, Leganés 4–0 5–0 7. 30 June 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar 5–0 7–0 Friendly 8. 19 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 9. 23 October 2017 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan 0–6 0–6 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 10. 7 March 2018 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca 0–1 0–2 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup 11. 4 September 2018 Las Gaunas, Logroño 2–0 3–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Personal life In March 2013 Sampedro was in the second year of a sports journalism course at King Juan Carlos University (URJC). She had also studied physiotherapy, nutrition, and sports management. In a March 2020 interview, Sampedro stated that she viewed Olympians Mireya Belmonte and Carolina Marín as her role models while growing up.

Honours

Club Primera División: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 Copa de la Reina: 2016 Supercopa de España: 2020–21

International

Spain UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: Winner 2010 Algarve Cup: 2017 Cyprus Cup: Winner, 2018