Catalina Pérez (footballer, born 1994)

Catalina Pérez Jaramillo (born 8 November 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian Série A1 club Avaí FC and the Colombia women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Jaramillo.
Catalina Pérez
Personal information
Full name Catalina Pérez Jaramillo
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Avaí
Number 1
Youth career
9 Team Boca
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Miami 18 (0)
2017 Mississippi State 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
New England Mutiny 1 (0)
2020 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2020–2021 Napoli 10 (0)
2021–2022 Real Betis 3 (0)
2023– Avaí 1 (0)
International career‡
2010 Colombia U20 0[2] (0)
2015– Colombia 5[2] (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:58, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Pérez moved to Boca Raton, Florida as a young child and started playing soccer when she was eight years old.[3] She played her entire youth career at Team Boca Soccer Club and attended the University of Miami.

Club career

Pérez is a former player of United Women's Soccer club New England Mutiny.[4] She also played for the Team Boca Blast of the WPSL

International career

At the age of 15, Pérez represented Colombia U20 in 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup but did not play any matches.[5]

On 20 May 2015, Pérez was selected in the Colombian U-23 squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] After not playing in the group stage she made her World Cup debut on 22 June 2015, against United States, when the usual starter Sandra Sepúlveda was suspended due to yellow card accumulation.[5] However, Pérez did not play the entire match because in the 47th minute (the beginning of the second half) she brought down US forward Alex Morgan inside the penalty area. This resulted in a penalty for United States and a red card for Pérez, who was dismissed from the game.[7] Abby Wambach eventually missed the penalty but the United States took advantage of having one more player on the field and scored two goals to eliminate Colombia 2–0 in the Round of 16.[8]

References
  1. "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)
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. "Young backup goalkeepers on call for Colombia". ESPN.com. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. "Catalina Perez". United Women's Soccer. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. "YOUNG GOALKEEPERS ON CALL FOR COLOMBIA". 22 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. "Selección Femenina retoma preparación final en Bogotá". fcf.com.co. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. "Catalina Perez Receives Red Card vs. United States: Details, Comments, Reaction". Bleacherreport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. "USA survive tough Colombia test to progress". FIFA. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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