Margarita Almendra Collinao López (born 12 December 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Margarita Almendra Collinao López[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colo-Colo | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Colo-Colo | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2018 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chile U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2019[2] | |||
Club career
editShe came to Colo-Colo youth system at the age of six and was promoted to the under-17 squad at the age of eleven.[3]
International career
editAt the age of twelve she was called up to the Chile senior team and has also been the team captain.[3] However, she made her first two appearances in friendly matches against Costa Rica in June 2018.[4]
In March 2018, she represented Chile at under-17 in the South American Championship[5] as well as the under-20's in both the 2022 South American Championship[6] and the 2022 South American Games.[7]
Personal life
editShe is of Mapuche descent and her surname means "red jaguar" in Mapudungún.[8]
In August 2022, she was honored as Illustrious Daughter (Hija Ilustre) of her hometown, San Joaquín.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL. p. 15. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Margarita Collinao at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Seleccionada nacional de fútbol, Margarita Collinao, es nombrada Hija Ilustre de la Comuna". SanJoaquin.cl (in Spanish). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Margarita Collinao". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Margarita Almendra Collinao López". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Diccionario de apellidos Mapuche (Grafemario Azümchefe)". Fundación Aitue (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
External links
edit- Margarita Collinao at Soccerway
- Margarita Collinao at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)
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