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Leticia Torres (footballer)

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Leticia Torres
Personal information
Full name Leticia Francisca Torres Mandiola
Date of birth (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Chile
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Santa Rosa
Universidad Católica
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Universidad Católica
2018 Boldklubben af 1893
International career
2008–2010 Chile U17 10 (0)
2010–2014 Chile U20 14 (0)
2011–2014 Chile 11 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leticia Francisca Torres Mandiola (born 30 May 1994) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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As a youth player, Torres and her sister were with club Santa Rosa from Las Condes, Chile, before joining Universidad Católica in 2008.[1] In 2012, she moved to the United States and played for San Francisco Dons.[2]

She spent two years not playing football due to an ankle injury before joining Danish club Boldklubben af 1893 in 2018.[3][4]

International career

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She was captain of the U17 team, who was the first team to qualify to a World Cup in 2010. She was captain on the U20 teams in 2012 and 2014 and was part of the full team that participated in the Copa America in 2014.[2][5]

Personal life

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Her grandfather, Jaime Mandiola, was a top goalscorer at the Universidad Católica youth ranks.[1]

Honours

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Chile

References

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  1. ^ a b Stephens, Alberto (19 April 2021). "Leticia Torres: "El sueño de quienes están en el fútbol femenino de la UC es posicionarlo al mismo nivel que el masculino"". Radio de la Cato (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "University of San Francisco Athletics". usfdons.
  3. ^ "Leticia Torres signs in Boldklubben af 1893 of the First Division of Denmark". @RumboaPrimeraCL.
  4. ^ "Otra chilena a Europa: Leticia Torres vuelve al fútbol después de dos años lesionada y llega a Dinamarca". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ Guerra, Felipe (30 May 2020). "Leticia Torres: La capitana de La Roja Femenina Sub 17 en el Mundial 2010". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2023.