Ornella Vignola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ornella Maria Vignola Cabot | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Málaga B | ||
| 2020–2022 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2022 | Sevilla | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | Alavés | ||
| 2023–2025 | Granada | 57 | (6) |
| 2025– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Spain U20 | |||
| Spain U23 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Ornella Maria Vignola Cabot (Spanish: [oɾˈneʎa maˈɾia biˈɲola kaˈβot]; born 30 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Everton. Born in Uruguay, she is a Spain youth international.
Early life
Vignola was born on 30 September 2004 in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the age of one, she moved with her family to Spain and grew up in Benalmádena, Spain. The niece of Uruguayan television presenter Karina Vignola, she has an older brother.[1]
Club career
Vignola started her career with Spanish side Málaga B. Following her stint there, she signed for Spanish side Barcelona in 2020, where she made two league appearances and scored zero goals and helped the club win the league title. Two years later, she signed for Spanish side Sevilla, where she made fifteen league appearances and scored zero goals.[2]
In 2023, she signed for Spanish side Alavés. The same year, she signed for Spanish side Granada, where she made fifty-seven league appearances and scored six goals.[2] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, she signed for English side Everton.[3]
International career
Vignola is a Spain youth international. During the summer of 2022, she played for the Spain women's national under-20 football team at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the team win the competition.[4]
Style of play
Vignola plays as a midfielder or winger. Argentine news website Marcha Noticias wrote in 2019 that she "is comfortable in... attacking midfielder, winger, or playmaker. Her distinctive traits are speed and skill, enhanced by an intelligent vision".[1]
References
- ^ a b "Ornella, la piba de la gambeta invencible" [Ornella, the girl with the invincible dribble] (in Spanish). Marcha Noticias. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ a b Ornella Vignola at Soccerway
- ^ "Everton Sign Spain Youth International Vignola". wwwevertonfc.com.
- ^ "Ornella, una uruguaya al servicio de España" [Ornella, a Uruguayan serving Spain] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.