María José Urrutia Sánchez (born 17 December 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.

María José Urrutia
Urrutia with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name María José Urrutia Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Chile
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Midfielder[2][1]
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2018 Universidad Católica [es]
2018 Palestino [es]
2019 3B da Amazônia [pt]
2019–2020 Palestino [es]
2021– Colo-Colo
International career
2010 Chile U17 2 (0)
2018– Chile 10 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2018

International career edit

Urrutia represented Chile at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3]

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[4] where Chile won the silver medal.[5] She performed as goalkeeper in the gold medal match due to the fact that there were no goalkeepers in the squad.[6]

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 May 2019 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile   Colombia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
2. 20 June 2019 Roazhon Park, Rennes, France   Thailand 2–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
3. 28 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil   India 1–0 3–0 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
4. 28 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile   Jamaica 5–0 6–0 2023 Pan American Games

Personal life edit

Urrutia has a daughter, whom she gave birth to in 2014.[7]

She got civil union with the also footballer Maryorie Hernández on 15 May 2023.[8]

Honours edit

Colo-Colo

Chile

Individual

  • Premios El Gráfico - Best Women's Player: 2018
  • Premios Contragolpe - Best Goal: 2021
  • Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team: 2021[9]
  • CPD [es] - Best Women's Footballer: 2023[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "María José Urrutia" (in Spanish). ANFP.
  3. ^ María José UrrutiaFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Escándalo en Chile con la selección femenina: jugó la final sin arquera". Primicias (in Spanish). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ Sepúlveda, Eduardo (26 April 2018). "Madre y delantera" [Mother and forward] (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ Soto, Juan (16 May 2023). "Jugadora de la 'Roja' María José Urrutia dio importante paso con su pareja: "Un nuevo comienzo"". Página 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ "El Circulo de Periodistas Deportivos eligió a los mejores deportistas chilenos del 2023". El Deportero (in Spanish). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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