María Fernanda Zúñiga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Española | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Palestino | ||
| 2019–2022 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2023 | Estudiantes | ||
| 2024– | Unión Española | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2015 | Chile U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes (born 12 September 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Unión Española [es].
Club career
[edit]As a child, Zúñiga played against male players at both her neighbourhood and SIFUP [es], the trade union of professional football players in Chile.[2]
At club level, she began her career with Palestino [es] from 2015 to 2018.[3]
In 2019, she switched to Universidad de Chile, signing her first professional contract in February 2022.[4]
In 2023, she moved to Argentina and joined Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División A,[3] making her debut against Estudiantes de Buenos Aires [es].[2] The next season, she returned to Chile and joined Unión Española [es].[5]
International career
[edit]Having taken part in several trials with the Chile national team at youth level since 2011,[6] she represented the under-17's in the 2013 South American Championship[7] and the under-20's in the 2015 South American Championship.[6][8]
Personal life
[edit]She is nicknamed Paco[6] or Pakito.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes". estudiantesdelaplata.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (13 April 2023). "Jugó contra hombres, pasó por la U y hoy brilla en Argentina: "Acá es más exigente"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "FÚTBOL FEMENINO: REFUERZO INTERNACIONAL PARA ESTUDIANTES". Infocielo (in Spanish). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (16 February 2022). "La U Femenina suma nuevos contratos: dos piezas claves del plantel serán profesionales". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Molina, Geraldine (9 February 2024). "Unión Española fortalece su plantel y confirma sus primeros 10 fichajes". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "LOS ÁNGELES CUSTODIOS DE LAS CHICAS DE ROJO SUB 20". ANFP (in Spanish). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- María Fernanda Zúñiga at Soccerway
- María Fernanda Zúñiga at PlaymakerStats.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Chilean women's footballers
- Chilean expatriate women's footballers
- Chile women's youth international footballers
- Club Deportivo Palestino (women) players
- Club Universidad de Chile (women) footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate women's footballers in Argentina
- Women's association football goalkeepers