Liana Salazar
Colombian footballer (born 1992)
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Liana Milena Salazar Vergara (born 16 September 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's First Division League club NEOM and the Colombia women's national team.
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Salazar with Corinthians in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Liana Milena Salazar Vergara | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | NEOM | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Kansas Jayhawks | 83 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Liga Bogotá | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sudet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Santa Fe | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Atlético Huila | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Beijing BSU | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Santa Fe | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Corinthians | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Santa Fe | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | NEOM | 3 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Colombia U17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Colombia | 13 (?) | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
At college level, she played for the University of Kansas in the United States.[1]
On 14 January 2022, Salazar was announced at Corinthians.[2]
International career
She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
On 14 July 2016, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Salazar was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2018 Copa América Femenina.[5]
On 3 July 2022, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, which Colombia finished as runners-up.[6]
Salazar was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[7]
On 5 July 2024, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]
