Leicy Santos

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Leicy Santos
Santos with Colombia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leicy María Santos Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Lorica, Colombia
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2015 Club Besser
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Iowa Central Triton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Future Soccer (12)
2017–2019 Santa Fe
2019– Atlético Madrid 100 (15)
International career
2012 Colombia U17 3 (0)
2013–2015 Colombia U20 2 (2)
2014– Colombia 43[3] (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up 2014 Ecuador
Runner-up 2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023

Leicy María Santos Herrera (born 16 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Colombia women's national team. She was national champion with Iowa Central Community College.

Club career[edit]

In the 2023–24 away game against Granada, Santos scored the goal in the 1-0 victory.[4]

International career[edit]

In the quarterfinal of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Santos scored a lob goal against England goalkeeper Mary Earps, in a manner that commentators compared to the lob goal scored by Ronaldinho against England goalkeeper David Seaman in the quarterfinal of the 2002 FIFA Men's World Cup.[5]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2022 Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia  Paraguay 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 4–0
3. 12 August 2023 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  England 1–0 1–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "0-1: El Atlético logra tres puntos de oro en Granada". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ Harpur, Charlotte; Whitehead, Jacob (12 August 2023). "England beat Colombia: Lionesses progress to World Cup semi-final – instant analysis". The Athletic.

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