Salma Paralluelo signs for FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona and the player Salma Paralluelo have reached an agreement for the striker to sign a contract until 30 June 2026 with the Club. The Spanish international, who recently came to the end of her contract with Villarreal, put pen to paper in the presidential office at Camp Nou, alongside president Joan Laporta and the director Xavier Puig. 

The player from the Aragón region of the country passed her medical at Barcelona Hospital and the Club's medical facilties at the Ciutat Esportiva on Monday morning.  

18-year-old Salma was one of the revelations of the Iberdrola league las season. After recovering from a knee injury, one of her best performances of the campaign came against Barça Women at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, a game in which she scored a memorable goal. She is a versatile striker with a vicious left foot shot and she was also a talented track and field athlete, setting several state records. 

The excellent performances last season from the striker led her to be included in the 23 women Spain squad for this summer's European Championships until a calf injury forced her out. At U17 level she was part of the Spain squad that won the World Cup in 2017. 

Salma Paralluelo becomes the fifth signing for the 2022/23 season for Barça Women after the return of Laia Codina and the arrivals of Nuria Rábano, Lucy Bronze and Geyse Ferreira.