Natalia Padilla


Natalia Alessandra Padilla-Bidas is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]. Born in Spain, she represents Poland at the international level.

Early life

Padilla was born in Málaga to an American father of Spanish descent and a Polish mother. Her paternal grandmother was born in Morocco and emigrated to Spain.

Club career

Padilla has played for Málaga CF in Spain and for Servette in Switzerland. In summer 2023, she transferred to Bayern Munich who then loaned her to 1. [FC Köln (women)|1. FC Köln] for one season. Padilla joined Liga F club Sevilla on loan for the 2024–25 season.

International career

Padilla made her senior debut for the Poland national team on 13 April 2021 in a 2–4 friendly home loss to Sweden.
She was selected in Poland's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland.
On 12 July, Padilla scored her nation's first goal in a major international competition and provided two assists in a 3–2 win over Denmark, and was later named player of the match. Due to earlier defeats to Germany and Sweden, Poland exited the tournament after the group stage.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 October 2022Estadio La Cartuja, Sevilla, Spain2–04–0Friendly
211 November 2022KSZO Municipal Sports Stadium, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland1–06–0Friendly
311 November 2022KSZO Municipal Sports Stadium, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland3–06–0Friendly
46 April 2023Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, Łódź, Poland1–02–1Friendly
522 September 2023Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece2–13–12023-24 [UEFA Women's Nations League B|2023–24 UEFA Nations League]
631 October 2023Sportski centra FSS, Stara Pazova, Serbia1–01–12023-24 UEFA [Women's Nations League B|2023–24 UEFA Nations League]
731 May 2024Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany1–01–4UEFA [Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A|UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying]
812 July 2024Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach, Austria1–31–3UEFA Women's [Euro 2025 qualifying League A|UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying]
925 October 2024Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania1–12–1UEFA [Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs|UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs]
1029 October 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland2–04–1UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1129 November 2024Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland1–01–0UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
1225 February 2025Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania1–01–02025 UEFA Women's [Nations League B|2025 UEFA Nations League]
1312 July 2025Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland1–03–2UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

Servette