Daniela Ceballos
Chilean footballer (born 1993)
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Daniela Alejandra Ceballos Gallegos (born 30 January 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Deportes Antofagasta in the Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniela Alejandra Ceballos Gallegos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Temuco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Deportes Temuco | ||
| 2019 | Delfín SC | ||
| 2019–2023 | Universidad de Concepción | 47 | (4) |
| 2024– | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Temuco, Chile, Ceballos began playing at amateur level in neighbourhoods from Padre Las Casas at the age of fifteen.[1] She then joined Unión Temuco, and began her senior career with Deportes Temuco in 2011, after Unión Temuco folded.[1]
On 29 July 2019, Ceballos joined Ecuadorian club Delfín SC on a permanent deal, alongside fellow Chilean Viviana Torres.[2] However, both players returned to Chile just a few months later, with Ceballos subsequently joining Universidad de Concepción.[1][3]
At the end of the 2021 season, she was selected in the Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino's Ideal Team.[4][5]
On 11 March 2023, Ceballos became one of the eleven footballers who signed their first professional contracts with Universidad de Concepción.[6][7] In January 2024, she announced the end of her stint with the club after forty seven matches with four goals.[8]
On 26 February 2024, Ceballos signed with fellow Chilean side Deportes Antofagasta.[9]
International career
In September 2021, Ceballos received her first call-up to the Chilean senior national team, for a training camp in preparation to the 2022 Copa América.[4][10]
Personal life
After graduating as a nurse at the Autonomous University of Chile, Ceballos worked part-time at the emergency medicine facility of a local hospital, while pursuing her footballing career.[1]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked as a part-time contributor for the Chilean Football Federation, being involved in the supervision of safety protocols, as well as COVID-19 rapid testing, in national football competitions.[1]