Yirleidis Minota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yirleidis Quejada Minota | ||
| Date of birth | November 10, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Carepa, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Formas Íntimas | ||
| 2020–2022 | Independiente Medellín | 28+ | (4+) |
| 2022 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 2023 | Atlético Nacional | 17 | (3) |
| 2024– | Pachuca | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Colombia U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2022 | |||
Yirleidis Quejada Minota (born 10 November 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for C.F. Pachuca of the Liga MX Femenil and the Colombia national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Carepa, Minota debuted for Formas Íntimas in 2019. She then played for Independiente Medellín before moving to Peru to play for Alianza Lima in 2022. She played for Atlético Nacional in 2023, placing third in the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina.[2][3]
Minota signed with Mexican club C.F. Pachuca in January 2024.[2] She made it to the semifinals of the 2024 Clausura with the team.[4]
International career
[edit]Minota was on the Colombia under-20 roster at the 2022 Bolivarian Games (winning gold), the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and the 2022 South American Games (winning bronze).[2]
Minota was called up to the senior national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Velázquez, Alejandro (17 May 2024). "Yirleidis Minota: la colombiana que busca llevar el legado al título con las Tuzas". Criterio Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Molina Marín, Luz Élida (30 January 2024). "Yirleidis Quejada Minota, la jugadora nacida en Carepa que llegó al Pachuca". El Colombiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Méndez, Beatriz (30 January 2024). "Yirleidis Minota, nueva refuerzo de Pachuca Femenil". Minuto Final MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Santoy, Héctor (4 July 2024). "Yir Minota quiere jugar Mundial y JO". El Sol de Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina Mayores para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024" [Call-up for the Colombian Women's Senior Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. ww.fcf.com.co (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Yirleidis Minota at Soccerway.com
- Yirleidis Minota at kicker (in German)
- Yirleidis Minota at ESPN FC
- Yirleidis Minota at Olympics.com
- Yirleidis Minota at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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