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Francisca Mardones (footballer)

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Francisca Mardones
Mardones with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name María Francisca Mardones Sáez
Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 29
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 LCCC Golden Eagles 14 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Ferroviarios
2008–2009 Unión La Calera
2010–2012 Colo-Colo
2016–2021 Santiago Morning
2022– Colo-Colo
International career
2008 Chile U20 3 (1)
2010– Chile 3 (1)
2017 Chile (futsal)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:25, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

María Francisca Mardones Sáez (born 24 March 1989), known as Francisca Mardones, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santiago Morning and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

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Mardones began to play football in her neighbourhood before joining Universidad de Chile, aged 13.[2]

She has played for Ferroviarios[3] and Unión La Calera.[4]

In 2022, Mardones joined Colo-Colo from Santiago Morning. She had previously played for them from 2010 to 2012.[5]

International career

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Mardones represented Chile at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] She made her senior debut during the 2011 Pan American Games.

As a futsal player, she represented Chile in the 2017 Copa América.[7]

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
22 October 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago
2–0
3–0
2011 Pan American Games

Personal life

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She attended the Professional Institute and Technical Training Center in Santiago of the Santo Tomás University [es] as a student of fitness coaching.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Francisca Mardones at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "María Francisca Mardones: tomasina de selección". Santo Tomás en Línea (in Spanish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ Herrera Ponce, Christopher; Lara Gallardo, Emma (2020). El fútbol femenino en la lucha de género: Caso del Club Santiago Morning (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano. pp. 34, 39, 40–41, 149. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ Gálvez, Daniella (24 March 2022). "Bomba: Mellado y Mardones son los nuevos refuerzos de Colo-Colo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ Francisca MardonesFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Femenina de Chile para disputar la Copa América de Futsal Uruguay 2017". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 November 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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