Catalina Pérez (footballer, born 1994)

Catalina Pérez Jaramillo (born 8 November 1994) Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina and the Colombia women's national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Jaramillo.
Catalina Pérez
Personal information
Full name Catalina Pérez Jaramillo
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Fiorentina
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Miami 18 (0)
2017 Mississippi State 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 New England Mutiny 1 (0)
2020– Fiorentina 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Colombia U20 0[2] (0)
2015– Colombia 5[2] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:58, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:58, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Pérez moved to Boca Raton, Florida in the United States as a young child and started playing soccer when she was 8 years old.

Club career

Pérez is a former player of United Women's Soccer club New England Mutiny.[3]

International career

At the age of 15, Pérez represented Colombia U20 in 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup but did not play any matches.[4]

On 20 May 2015, Pérez was selected in the Colombian U-23 squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] After not playing in the group stage she made her World Cup debut on 22 June 2015, against United States, when the usual starter Sandra Sepúlveda was suspended due to yellow card accumulation.[4] However, Pérez did not play the entire match because in the 47th minute (the beginning of the second half) she brought down US forward Alex Morgan inside the penalty area. This resulted in a penalty for United States and a red card for Pérez, who was dismissed from the game.[6] Abby Wambach eventually missed the penalty but the United States took advantage of having one more player on the field and scored two goals to eliminate Colombia 2–0 in the Round of 16.[7]

References
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. "Catalina Perez". United Women's Soccer. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "YOUNG GOALKEEPERS ON CALL FOR COLOMBIA". 22 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. "Selección Femenina retoma preparación final en Bogotá". fcf.com.co. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. "Catalina Perez Receives Red Card vs. United States: Details, Comments, Reaction". Bleacherreport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. "USA survive tough Colombia test to progress". FIFA. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.


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