Silvia Cristóbal

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.

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.

On 15 July 2026, Cristóbal was promoted to the first team and signed a contract until 2030.

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. 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. Later that year, she served as team captain at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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.

Career statistics

Honours Spain U17 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2024

Spain U19 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2026

Individual UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025