In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vilas and the second or maternal family name is Dono.

María de la Paz Vilas Dono (born 1 February 1988) is a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Levante UD, Barcelona, Espanyol, Valencia, Real Betis, and Levante Las Planas in the Primera División. She has also represented Spain and Galicia. She has a Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

Club career

Vilas started her senior career in 2002 with local team Atlético Arousana for whom she scored 186 goals until 2006, when she signed for Primera División club Levante UD.[1]

In July 2008, following bankruptcy proceedings at Levante UD, Vilas left the club and signed with Barcelona, claiming it was the best offer she got and was supported by the national team manager.[2]

In 2011, Vilas joined Espanyol.[3] In June 2012, she scored the winning goal to help the club win their sixth Copa de la Reina, beating Athletic Bilbao 2–1 in the final of the 2012 edition.[4] Looking back, Vilas says that her time at Espanyol relaunched her career, reaching her peak there.[5]

In 2013, Vilas moved to Valencia, ahead of the 2013–14 Primera División season.[6] In June 2018, Vilas signed a two-year contract extension, bringing her time at the club up to seven seasons, a club record. She was also the club's all-time top scorer with over 100 goals.[7]

In July 2020, Vilas signed a two-year contract with Real Betis, as their first signing for the 2020–21 Primera División season.[8] Her performance at Real Betis was worse than at Valencia, scoring only 14 goals in 54 appearances, while also being hampered by injuries.[9]

In July 2022, Vilas joined Levante Las Planas.[10] Two months later, she was announced as one of the captains for the 2022–23 Liga F season, together with Yasmin Mrabet, Júlia Mora, and Alba Mellado.[11]

In May 2023, Vilas joined the seven-a-side football club Porcinas FC playing in the new Queens League as the first active professional footballer in the league.[12] She scored 4 goals in 26 matches and decided to leave Levante Las Planas.[13]

International career

Vilas was a member of the Spanish national team during the 2009 European Championship qualifying,[14] scoring a goal in her first match against Northern Ireland.[15] Previously she scored the first of Spain's two goals in the 2007 Under-19 Euro.[16]

Vilas set a new UEFA Women's Championship record in April 2012 when she scored seven goals in her team's 13–0 win over Kazakhstan marking her return to the national team.[17]

International goals

Mari Paz Vilas – goals for  Spain
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 February 2008 Estadio El Montecillo, Aranda de Duero  Northern Ireland 3–0 4–0 Euro 2009 qualifying
2 5 April 2012 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid  Kazakhstan 4–0 13–0 Euro 2013 qualifying
3 5–0
4 6–0
5 7–0
6 9–0
7 10–0
8 13–0
9 16 June 2012 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–1 4–3
10 21 June 2012 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid  Turkey 2–0 4–0
11 3–0
12 8 April 2017 Kehrwegstadion, Eupen  Belgium 0–2 1–4 Friendly
13 30 June 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar  Belgium 7–0 7–0 Friendly
14 28 February 2018 AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca  Austria 0–2 0–2 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
15 7 June 2018 La Condomina, Murcia  Israel 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Mari Paz Vilas – goals for  Galicia
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 December 2007 Balaídos, Vigo  Catalonia 1–2 1–6 Friendly
2 28 December 2008 Pasarón, Pontevedra Balearic Islands Balearic Islands 1–0 7–1 Friendly
3 7–0

Vilas' hometown Vilagarcía de Arousa decided to rename their stadium in honour of her in February 2016.[18]

Honours

Club

Levante UD
FC Barcelona
RCD Espanyol
Valencia CF

International

Spain

References

  1. ^ "Mari Paz" (in Spanish). Levante UD. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ Barreiros, Pedro J. (26 July 2008). "La goleadora gallega Mari Paz Vilas vestirá la camiseta del Barcelona la próxima temporada" [Galician striker Mari Paz Vilas will wear the Barcelona shirt next season.]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Mari Paz Vilas". Marca (in Spanish). 2 April 2020. Jugó en el Barcelona (2008-2011) y Espanyol (2011-2013). [She played for Barcelona (2008-2011) and Espanyol (2011-2013).]
  4. ^ Menayo, David (10 June 2012). "Mari Paz se viste de reina para dar al Espanyol su sexta Copa" [Mari Paz dresses as a queen to give Espanyol its sixth Cup]. Marca (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Antelo, Iván (5 February 2015). "La desheredada reina del gol" [The Disinherited Goal Queen]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Candel, Beatriz (3 July 2013). "Espanyol y Valencia acaparan el mercado" [Espanyol and Valencia dominate the market]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El club valenciano también ha fichado a tres jugadoras del Espanyol:...y Mari Paz Vilas, delantera. [The Valencian club has also signed three players from Espanyol:...and Mari Paz Vilas, a forward.]
  7. ^ "Dos años más para la killer Mari Paz Vilas" [Two more years for killer Mari Paz Vilas]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 1 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Mari Paz Vilas, primer fichaje del Real Betis Féminas para la próxima temporada" [Mari Paz Vilas, Real Betis Women's first signing for next season] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ Penedo, Pablo (7 June 2022). "Mari Paz Vilas cierra su etapa en el Real Betis" [Mari Paz Vilas closes her time at Real Betis]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).
  10. ^ "¡Bienvenida Mari Paz Vilas!" [Welcome Mari Paz Vilas!]. Levante Las Planas. 22 July 2022 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ "Presentación de las capitanas para la temporada 2022-23. Mari Paz Vilas, Yasmina Mrabet, Julia Mora i Alba Mellado" [Presentation of the captains for the 2022-23 season. Mari Paz Vilas, Yasmina Mrabet, Julia Mora, and Alba Mellado.]. Levante Las Planas. 23 September 2022 – via Facebook.
  12. ^ Espiño, Diego (25 May 2023). "La arousana Mari Paz Vilas se suma a la Queens League" [Arousa-born forward Mari Paz Vilas joins the Queens League]. Pontevedra Viva (in Spanish).
  13. ^ @danicanton7 (11 July 2023). "Mari Paz Vilas, jugadora del @fclevantelp y @PorcinasFC en la Queens League, NO continuará en el Levante Las Planas, Liga F, después de su paso por la Queens League" [Mari Paz Vilas, a player for @fclevantelp and @PorcinasFC in the Queens League, will NOT continue with Levante Las Planas, League F, after her time in the Queens League.] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Convocatoria para el partido España – Inglaterra clasificatorio para el VII Campeonato de Europa Femenino" [Galician striker Mari Paz Vilas will be playing for Barcelona next season in the Spain-England qualifier for the 7th European Women's Championship.] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  15. ^ "La selección femenina goleó a Irlanda y mantiene sus esperanzas" [The women's team thrashed Ireland and maintains their hopes]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 February 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  16. ^ Hart, Patrick (20 July 2007). "Spain turn on the style". UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Germany and Spain in the goals, Finland ahead". UEFA. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  18. ^ Ramiro, Lourdes (15 February 2016). "El día que Mari Paz pasó de ser futbolista a estadio" [The day Mari Paz went from being a footballer to a stadium]. El Desmarque (in Spanish).
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