Meritxell Font

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Txell Font
Txell Font (foreground) with her sister Gemma for Barcelona in 2026
Personal information
Full name Meritxell Font Oliveras
Date of birth (2004-12-10) 10 December 2004
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2026 Barcelona Femení B 67 (0)
2026 Barcelona Femení 1 (0)
International career‡
2020 Spain U16 1 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U19 15 (0)
2022 Spain U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2023

Meritxell "Txell" Font Oliveras (Catalan pronunciation: [(məɾi)ˈtʃeʎ ˈfon uliˈβeɾəs]; born 10 December 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga F club Barcelona. She helped lead Spain to victory at the 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where she was awarded the Golden Glove.

Club career

Font was one of the first nine girls to train at La Masia, Barcelona's youth academy.[1] She was the starting goalkeeper for FC Barcelona B as they won the Primera Federación in the 2022–23 season.[2] She was injured the following season after an ACL tear.[3]

International career

At the age of 17, Font helped Spain's U19 team win the 2022 UEFA U-19 Championship, allowing just two goals in four matches.[4]

Later in the year, Font made the Spain U20 roster for the 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the second-choice goalkeeper to Adriana Nanclares following an injury to Elene Lete.[5] In the last game of the group stage against Australia, Nanclares had to be substituted due to injury and Font was called on to play the rest of the tournament.[5] She started all three knockout rounds, ending with a 3–1 victory over Japan in the final.[4] She was awarded the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.[6]

The following year, Font led Spain U19 to defend their title at the 2023 UEFA U-19 Championship, allowing no goals over five matches.[4] In the semifinals against the Netherlands, she saved a penalty in the 87th minute to preserve the lead in a 1–0 victory.[2] She held Germany to a 0–0 draw in the final, winning on penalties.[7] She was named in the team of the tournament.[8]

Personal life

Font is the younger sister of Gemma Font, who plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona's first team.[9]

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. McVitie, Peter (2 August 2021). "Female Barcelona players move into La Masia for first time". Goal. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. Griñán, Marta (23 June 2023). "Txell Font, una guante de oro para La Roja del futuro". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. Tikas, Maria (4 December 2023). "Plaga de lesiones de rodilla en el Barça B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. Txell Font at Soccerway
  5. Gil, Aimara G. (21 August 2022). "Txell Font, una saga de porteros". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. González, Mario (31 August 2022). "Txell Font: 'No he tenido verano, pero me ha llegado la recompensa'". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. Honeyman, Sam (30 July 2023). "Spain 0–0 Germany (aet, Spain win 3–2 on pens): Holders clinch fifth title". UEFA. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. Gil, Aimara G. (4 October 2022). "La familia Font saborea la portería del Barça". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. Marsden, Sam (22 April 2026). "Barcelona win 7th straight Liga F title to further quadruple quest". espn.com. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  11. Marsden, Sam (17 May 2026). "Barcelona win Copa de la Reina, stay on track for quadruple". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  12. Rajan, Adwaidh (23 May 2026). "Barcelona 4–0 Lyonnes". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2026.