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Melissa Espina
Personal information
Full name Melissa Andrea Espina Esquivel
Date of birth (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Audax Italiano [es]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Aztecas UDLAP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Unión San Felipe
0000–2010 Audax Italiano [es]
2011–2012 Colo-Colo
2013–2014 Universidad de Chile
2020–2022 Palestino [es]
2023 Atlético San Luis
2024– Audax Italiano [es]
International career
2009–2010 Chile U17
2012 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Melissa Andrea Espina Esquivel (born 6 July 1994) is a Chilean football player who plays as a midfielder for Audax Italiano [es].

Club career

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Born in Santiago de Chile,[2] Espina began playing football alongside male players.[3]

At club level, she made her debut with Unión San Felipe at the age of thirteen.[4]

Later, she played for Audax Italiano [es],[5] Colo-Colo[6] and Universidad de Chile.[7][8][9]

In 2015, she emigrated to Mexico and spent six years playing at university level for Aztecas UDLAP until 2020.[10][3]

Back in Chile, she joined Palestino [es].[10] In February 2022, she signed her first professional contract with them.[11] In the first half of the same year, she suffered a clavicle fracture, returning to play in the second half.[9]

In 2023, she joined the Mexican club Atlético San Luis, becoming the first Chilean player in the Liga MX Femenil.[9][10] She made his debut on 16 January in the 3–1 win against León[12] and left the club in the second half of the year.[13]

In 2024, she returned to her homeland and rejoined Audax Italiano.[14]

International career

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In 2009, Espina represented Chile U17 in friendly matches previous to the 2010 South American Championship,[4] but she was crashed by a car while riding a bicycle, suffering a fracture in two lumbar vertebrae and not taking part in the final squad.[9] However, she took part in the FIFA World Cup.[5]

In 2012, she represented the under-20's.[4]

At senior level, she has taken part in training microcycles in 2021.[15][16]

Personal life

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Espina attended the Universidad de las Américas Puebla and got a degree in business managing. She has worked as a business analyst in a Chilean medical technology company.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Melissa Espina – Mediocampista Ofensivo". 365scores (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Carrillo, Ruth (18 January 2023). "Refuerzos de lujo" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Cervantes Saucedo, Sergio (5 May 2019). "Melissa Espina: Pausa y genialidad chilena". Poblanerias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Guerra, Felipe (6 July 2020). "Melissa Espina: La volante de La Roja en el Mundial Sub 17 de 2010". LaRoja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Femeninas Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Colo Colo es el monarca en el fútbol femenino sub 17". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Golearon Universidad de Chile y Colo Colo". ANFP (in Spanish). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Las Chunchitas se impusieron a Audax Italiano en el CDA". SoyAzul (in Spanish). 6 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e Silva, Felipe (27 January 2023). ""En Chile me tocó vivir lo que es entrenar sin luz; aquí puedo concentrarme en ser futbolista"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Molina, Geraldine (31 December 2022). "Melissa Espina es la primera chilena en la Liga MX Femenil tras fichar con Atlético de San Luis". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Cuatro jugadoras firmaron sus primeros contratos como profesionales en Palestino". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. ^ "México: Melissa Espina jugó su primer partido con el Atlético San Luis Femenil". GolMaster (in Spanish). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. ^ ""Estoy cansado de tu pinch* acento": ex jugadoras de San Luis revelan violencia que sufrieron". esto.com.mx (in Spanish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. ^ Molina, Geraldine (17 January 2024). "Melissa Espina vuelve a Chile y es nuevo refuerzo de Audax Italiano". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  15. ^ @palestino (24 May 2020). "¡Felicidades chicas!👏🏼👏🏼" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ Benavides, Camilo (24 May 2021). "La Roja Femenina continúa con las prácticas de cara a Tokio". LaRoja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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