{{short description|Spanish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Pinel|Sáez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Raquel Pinel | image = | caption = | fullname = Raquel Pinel Sáez | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Jaén, Spain | height = {{convert|1.69|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | currentclub = Alhama | clubnumber = 23 | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | years2 = 2010–2011 | years3 = 2011–2013 | years4 = 2013–2014 | years5 = 2014–2018 | years6 = 2018–2021 | years7 = 2021–2022 | years8 = 2022- | clubs1 = Real Jaén | clubs2 = Sporting Huelva | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 2 | clubs3 = Valencia | caps3 = 61 | goals3 = 7 | clubs4 = Sant Gabriel | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 5 | clubs5 = Aldaia | clubs6 = Sevilla | caps6 = 84 | goals6 = 18 | clubs7 = Villarreal | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 1 | clubs8 = Alhama | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | club-update = 22:40, 27 November 2022 (UTC) | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalyears2 = 2011–2013 | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 | nationalteam2 = Spain U19 }}
'''Raquel Pinel Sáez''' (born 30 August 1994) is a Spanish football forward currently playing for Alhama CF in the Primera División. She previously played for Sporting Huelva, Sevilla and Valencia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=1309|title=Raquel Pinel|publisher=BDFutbol|accessdate=1 September 2021}}</ref>
==Club career== Pinel made her debut at 15 years of age for Real Jaén.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lacontradejaen.com/raquel-pinel-regresa-la-elite/|title=Raquel Pinel regresa a la élite|work=La Contra de Jaén |date=6 February 2018|accessdate=15 June 2021|last=Esturillo|first=Javier|language=Spanish}}</ref> She later joined Sporting Huelva from which she transferred to Valencia in 2011. For Valencia, she won an individual award in the 2012 COTIF Women's Football Tournament, being awarded top scorer for scoring four goals during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ideal.es/jaen/v/20120825/deportes/mas-futbol/raquel-pinel-maria-alharilla-20120825.html|title=Raquel Pinel y María Alharilla brillan en el COTIF|work=Ideal|date=25 August 2012|accessdate=15 June 2021|last=Gutiérrez|first=José A.|language=Spanish}}</ref> For the 2013–14 Primera División season, she moved to Sant Gabriel, where she would stay for one season. After that, she joined Aldaia, where she would be a regular for the first team. Aldaia never achieved promotion to the Primera División during her time there and, in 2018, she transferred to top tier club Sevilla.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.diariojaen.es/deportes/raquel-pinel-vuelve-a-primera-division-de-la-mano-del-sevilla-CC3730545|title=Raquel Pinel vuelve a Primera División de la mano del Sevilla|work=Diario Jaén|date=3 February 2018|accessdate=15 June 2021|last=Moreno|first=Gilberto|language=Spanish}}</ref> At the end of the 2019–20 Primera División season, in which Pinel played in 19 out of 21 matches for Sevilla, scoring three goals, she renewed her contract with Sevilla for one further year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ideal.es/deportes/jaen/raquel-pinel-seguira-20200711112632-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=Raquel Pinel seguirá defendiendo la camiseta del Sevilla FC una temporada más|work=Ideal|date=11 July 2020|accessdate=15 June 2021|last=Fernández|first=José|language=Spanish}}</ref> Since 2019, Pinel has played as captain for Sevilla on occasion, sharing the responsibility with Maite Albarrán and Aldana Cometti.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sevilla.abc.es/orgullodenervion/noticias-sevilla-fc/sevi-maite-albarran-raquel-pinel-aldana-cometti-capitanas-del-sevilla-fc-femenino-176214-1566131186-201908181427_noticia.html|title=Maite Albarrán, Raquel Pinel y Aldana Cometti, capitanas del Sevilla FC Femenino|work=ABC|date=18 August 2019|accessdate=15 June 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref> In July 2021, after three and a half seasons at Sevilla, Pinel transferred to newly promoted Villarreal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/noticias-futbol/futbol-femenino/2021/07/08/ex-sevilla-fc-raquel-pinel/345103.html|title=La ex del Sevilla FC Raquel Pinel seguirá en Primera|work=Estadio Deportivo|date=8 July 2021|accessdate=16 September 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref>
==International career== She has won the 2010 U-17 European Championships with Spain; in the tournament she scored against Denmark and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.diariojaen.es/historico/raquel-pinel-es-elegida-para-el-mundial-de-trinidad-y-tobago-FCDJ25153|title=Raquel Pinel es elegida para el Mundial de Trinidad y Tobago|work=Diario Jaén|date=16 August 2010|accessdate=15 June 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref> She also represented Spain in the 2010 U-17 World Cup where she scored three goals, one against Japan, another against Brazil and the last of them was the only goal in the bronze medal match against North Korea.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/four-star-spain-sink-japan-1298590|title=Four-star Spain sink Japan|publisher=FIFA|date=6 September 2010|accessdate=15 June 2021}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/2010/09/18/futbol/seleccion/1284760806.html|title=Las chicas derrotan a Brasil y se cuelan en semifinales|work=Marca|date=18 September 2010|accessdate=15 June 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/2010/09/25/futbol/seleccion/1285450284.html|title=España logra un bronce brillante en el Mundial sub 17|work=Marca|date=25 September 2010|accessdate=15 June 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref> In 2011, she participated in that year's U-17 European Championships, scoring a goal against Belgium in the group stages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://as.com/futbol/2011/04/09/mas_futbol/1302300022_850215.html|title=España se impone a Bélgica por 2-0 y es líder en solitario|work=Diario AS|date=9 April 2011|accessdate=15 June 2021|last=Roldán|first=Isabel|language=Spanish}}</ref> Pinel then progressed to representing the under-19 team and represented Spain in the 2012 U-19 European Championships. In the semi-final against Portugal, she scored the game's only goal three minutes before the end of the match, which secured them a place in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/01ff-0e1399020c3c-d230b38f6be8-1000--last-gasp-spain-end-portugal-dream/|title=Last-gasp Spain end Portugal dream|publisher=UEFA|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=15 June 2021|last=Atkin|first=John}}</ref> In the final against Sweden, she played 89 minutes before being substituted in a game in which Spain lost.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/match/2010243--sweden-vs-spain/?referrer=%2Fwomensunder19%2Fseason%3D2012%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2000218%2Fmatch%3D2010243%2Findex|title=Sweden vs Spain|publisher=UEFA|date=14 July 2012|accessdate=15 June 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|151307}}
{{Villarreal CF (women) squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinel, Raquel}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish women's footballers Category:Liga F players Category:Sporting de Huelva players Category:Valencia CF Femenino players Category:Women's association football forwards Category:Sevilla FC (women) players Category:Villarreal CF (women) players Category:Footballers from Jaén, Spain Category:CE Sant Gabriel players Category:Spain women's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen