# Bruna Vilamala

Bruna Vilamala Costa (listen; born 4 June 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Liga F club FC Barcelona.

## Club career

Born in the town of Borgonyà in the municipality of Sant Vicenç de Torelló, Vilamala joined the grassroots FC Barcelona when she was only eleven years old.
In October 2018, Vilamala tore her ACL in a match against AEM Lleida.
She debuted with the Barça first team on 1 February 2020 against Sevilla at only 17 years of age, with Vilamala being the fourth youngest player to wear the shirt of the culés. During the 2020–21 season, she was a regular on the payrolls of the Barça first team despite the fact that she still had a filial role. On 18 October 2020, she scored her first goal in the Primera División in the 6-0 win against Sporting de Huelva. On 10 May 2021, she scored against Granadilla, which would be decisive in the 1-0 victory, with which they won the Liga Iberdrola title. In that season, Barcelona would end the best campaign in its history by winning the Liga, Copa de la Reina and Champions League titles. For her part, Vilamala would close the season with 12 goals converted in the Liga in just 15 games, being the sixth highest scorer of the culé campaign and the second with the best scoring average.
On 25 October 2021, Vilamala suffered the second ACL tear of her career during a friendly with Spain's under-23 national football team. She returned to playing on 20 November 2022 in a Liga F match against Deportivo Alavés, experiencing some setbacks before making more regular appearances in the 2023–24 season and slowly growing back to full fitness.
On 24 August 2024, Brighton and Hove Albion announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Vilamala on a season-long loan from Barcelona, subject to regulatory processes.

## International career

In 2018, Vilamala was called up to the Spanish U-17 team to take part in the women's U-17 European Championship, which was held in Lithuania.
Vilamala made her senior Spain debut on her 22nd birthday, during a UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Denmark on 4 June 2024. Spain, ranked number one, were unusually trailing when Vilamala was substituted on; she scored their first goal (which she credited to Irene Paredes) as Spain mounted a 3–2 comeback victory to gain automatic qualification for Euro 2025.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 29 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | UWCL | UWCL | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Barcelona B | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 |
| Barcelona B | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 |
| Barcelona B | Total | Total | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 12 |
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barcelona | 2020–21 | Primera División | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 |
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | Primera División | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Barcelona | 2022–23 | Primera División | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Barcelona | 2023–24 | Primera División | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Total | Total | 50 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 24 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2024–25 | WSL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 82 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 107 | 39 |
* ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
* ↑ Appearances in Women's FA Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Women's League Cup

### International

    As of match played 4 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vilamala goal.
List of international goals scored by Bruna Vilamala :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 June 2024 | Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Spain | Denmark | 1–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |

## Honours
### Barcelona

* Liga F: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Copa de la Reina: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
* UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Supercopa de España Femenina: 2021–22, 2023–24

### Spain

* UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2018