Nayely Nahomi Bolaños Vera (born 25 February 2003) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for Cuenca and the Ecuador women's national team.

Nayely Bolaños
Personal information
Full name Nayely Nahomi Bolaños Vera
Date of birth (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Ventanas, Ecuador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cuenca
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 7 de Febrero (8)
2018–2019 El Nacional 38 (41)
2020– Cuenca 23 (16)
International career
2020– Ecuador 11 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Biography

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Bolaños learned to play football at the age of 10, participating in youth male football schools that were in her native Ventanas since she showed great conditions in the game. On countless occasions she had difficulties in these schools because the boys resisted a woman playing with them. This only made Bolaños take more courage to fight and win a place on the pitch. In 2016, at the age of 13 years, she debuted with the Club 7 de Febrero where she stayed for 3 years. At the beginning of 2019, María José Benítez, who is the coordinator of the El Nacional, spoke with Bolaños' parents so that she can be part of the Puras Criollas and thus play the nascent Superliga Femenina.[1]

Club career

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Club 7 de Febrero

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Bolaños started playing at Club 7 de Febrero of Ventanas, where she played until 2018.

El Nacional

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In 2019, Bolaños signed for El Nacional, since then she has been the undisputed starter, scoring goals in important matches and being a figure in these matches, she also helped her team to be crowned champion of Superliga Femenina in 2020. Likewise, she was part of the women's national under-16, to compete in Torneo Evolución, which was organized by CONMEBOL in the city of Asunción.[2]

Honours

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Club

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El Nacional
Cuenca
  • Superliga Femenina: 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Nayely Bolaños, la adolescente goleadora".
  2. ^ "Los goles de Nayeli Bolaños ponen a El Nacional Sub 16 femenino en Semifinales del Torneo Evolución".