Valentina Navarrete
Chilean footballer (born 2003)
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Valentina Arlette Navarrete Acuña (born 13 June 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Universidad Católica.
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Navarrete with Santiago Morning in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentina Arlette Navarrete Acuña | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulchén, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lautaro de Mulchén | |||
| Real Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| 2021–2024 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2025 | Universidad de Chile | 26 | (13) |
| 2026– | Universidad Católica | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2020 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2021– | Chile | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Mulchén, Navarrete played for Lautaro de Mulchén and Real Victoria from Los Ángeles[2] before joining Universidad de Concepción [es] at the age of fifteen after being seen by the coach Nilson Concha in a futsal championship in Quillón.[3]
In 2021, Navarrete switched to Santiago Morning.[4][2][5] She left them at the end of the 2024 season.[6]
In 2025, Navarrete signed with Universidad de Chile.[7] The next year, she switched to Universidad Católica.[8]
International career
At youth level, Navarrete represented Chile U17 in 2019, winning the Torneo 4 Naciones in Argentina. The next year, she represented the under-20s in the South American Championship.[9][10][11]
At senior level, she made her debut in a 2–0 loss against Colombia on 23 October 2021.[12]
