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Sofía García

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Sofía García
Personal information
Full name Sofía García Gaviria[1][2]
Date of birth (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24)[1][2]
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Youth career
201?–201? Independiente Medellín
201?–201? Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
201?–2020 Formas Íntimas
2021 Sporting Huelva 7 (0)
2021–2022 Independiente Medellín
2022 Alianza Lima
2023 Santa Fe
2024 Santos Laguna 11 (1)
International career
2020 Colombia U20 4 (0)
2019– Colombia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2020

Sofía García Gaviria (born 18 October 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna and the Colombia women's national team.

Early life

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García was born in Medellín.[3] She started playing football at 7 and in a women's club at 10 in Independiente Medellín.[4]

Club career

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García played for Formas Íntimas in Colombia. On 14 January 2021, she signed for Spanish club Sporting de Huelva to compete in Primera División.[5]

International career

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García represented Colombia at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[1] She made her senior debut for Colombia on 9 November 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Sofía García at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sofia Garcia Gaviria". XXI Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2019 (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Sofía García refuerza la línea defensiva del Sporting Huelva, Ciudad que Marca". Sporting Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos (26 March 2020). "Sofía García: "Siempre estuvo el amor por el fútbol"". Fémina Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "El Sporting Huelva se refuerza con la internacional colombiana Sofía García". Huelva24 (in Spanish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Sofía García". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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