Natalia Giraldo
Colombian footballer (born 2003)
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Natalia Giraldo Alzate (born 19 May 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for América de Cali and the Colombia women's national team.
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| Full name | Natalia Giraldo Alzate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pensilvania, Caldas, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | América de Cali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019- | América de Cali | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Colombia U-20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Colombia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
Giraldo has played matches for the U20 and senior team. As part of the U-20 squad, she competed in the Bolivarian Games and was part of that team that won the gold medal.[1]
Giraldo made her debut with the Colombian senior team on 9 November 2019 against Argentina in a friendly match.[2] On 3 July 2022, she was called up by Nelson Abadía to represent Colombia at the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[3] On 4 July 2023, she was added to Colombia's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[4][5]
Honours
América de Cali
Colombia
- Copa América Femenina runner-up: 2022
Colombia U-20
- Bolivarian Games gold medal: 2022