Natalia Giraldo Alzate (born 19 May 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for América de Cali and the Colombia women's national team.
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| Full name | Natalia Giraldo Alzate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pensilvania, Caldas, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | América de Cali | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019- | América de Cali | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Colombia U-20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Colombia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
editGiraldo has played matches for the U20 and senior team. As part of the U-20 squad, she competed in the Bolivarian Games and was part of that team that won the gold medal.[1]
Giraldo made her debut with the Colombian senior team on 9 November 2019 against Argentina in a friendly match.[2] On 3 July 2022, she was called up by Nelson Abadía to represent Colombia at the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[3] On 4 July 2023, she was added to Colombia's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[4][5]
Honours
editAmérica de Cali
Colombia
- Copa América Femenina runner-up: 2022
Colombia U-20
- Bolivarian Games gold medal: 2022
References
edit- ^ "3-0. Colombia vence a Venezuela y defiende con su oro el título bolivariano" [3-0. Colombia defeats Venezuela and defends the Bolivarian title with its gold] (in Spanish). Swissinfo. 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Selección Colombia Femenina, enfrentó a Argentina en amistoso internacional". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol.
- ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para CONMEBOL Copa América" [Call for Colombia Women's National Team for CONMEBOL Copa América] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina" [Call for the Colombian Women's National Team] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Women's World Cup rosters in Australia, New Zealand". ESPN. 5 July 2023.
External links
edit- Natalia Giraldo at Soccerway