Yessenia Andrea López López (born 20 October 1990), best known as Paloma López, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colo-Colo[3] and the Chile women's national team.

Paloma López
López in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yessenia Andrea López López
Date of birth (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Everton [es]
2010 Santos
2010–2013 Everton [es]
2014–2016 Santiago Morning
2017 Universidad de Chile
2018 3B da Amazônia [pt]
2018–2019 Sporting Huelva 23 (0)
2019 Colo-Colo
2020–2023 Universidad de Chile
2023– Colo-Colo
International career
2017– Chile 61 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:25, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

International career edit

López scored two goals at the 2018 Copa América Femenina,[4] where Chile qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in its history.

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[5] where Chile won the silver medal.[6]

International goals edit

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
12 April 2018 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile   Peru
2–0
5–0
2018 Copa América Femenina
2
16 April 2018   Brazil
1–3
1–3
3
23 September 2023 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile   New Zealand 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4
28 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile   Jamaica 2–0 6–0 2023 Pan American Games

Honours edit

Universidad de Chile

Colo-Colo

Chile

Individual

  • Premios Contragolpe - Best Midfielder: 2021[7]
  • Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team: 2021[7]
  • Premios FutFem - Best Midfielder: 2022[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Yessenia López at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Yesenia López, nueva estrella alba: "Llegar aquí es inexplicable"" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo.
  4. ^ "Copa América Femenina - Ecuador 2014. Goleadoras". conmebol.com.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links edit