Betina Fernanda Soriano (born 1 March 1994) is an Argentine policewoman[2] and footballer who plays as a forward for Costa Rican club Sporting San José and the Argentina women's national team.

Betina Soriano
Personal information
Full name Betina Fernanda Soriano[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Sporting San José
Youth career
200?–20?? Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20??–2015 Belgrano
2019 Belgrano
2019–2020 Talleres
2021– Sporting San José
International career
2012 Argentina U-20 6+ (6)
2011– Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2012.

Early life

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Soriano was born in Córdoba.[2]

Club career

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Soriano started playing football at 12, when she joined Belgrano.[3] She has played in their first team until 2015.[4] She then retired from football to focus on study and work. She was retired for three years and became a police officer during that time.[2]

Soriano came back to football in early 2019 when she returned to Belgrano. Later that year, she moved to their rivals, Talleres.[3] In early 2021, she signed for Sporting San José in Costa Rica.[2]

International career

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Soriano represented Argentina at the 2012 South American U-20 Women's Championship and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5] She capped at senior level during the 2011 Pan American Games.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – List of Players – Argentina" (PDF). FIFAdata. 14 September 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Betina Soriano: La futbolista del Sporting que es policía". Maynor Solano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "La historia de "Beti" Soriano, pionera en Belgrano, referente en Talleres" (in Spanish). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Betina Soriano, convocada nuevamente a la Selección Argentina de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Betina SORIANO". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ Betina Soriano at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2021.