Natalia Gaitán

Natalia Gaitán Laguado (born 3 April 1991) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia Féminas of Spain's Primera División. She is captain of the Colombia national team. With her country Gaitán played at the 2012 Olympics and also made a powerful appearance at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Natalia Gaitán
Personal information
Full name Natalia Gaitán Laguado
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2008 Internacional de Bogotá Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Toledo Rockets[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 CD Transportes Alcaine 28 (0)
2014 Houston Aces
2015– Valencia 76 (4)
National team‡
2008 Colombia U17
2010 Colombia U20 6 (0)
2011– Colombia 39[2] (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gaitán and the second or maternal family name is Laguado.

Club career

Gaitán signed for Valencia CF in September 2015. She had previously played in Spain for CD Transportes Alcaine in the 2013–14 season.[3] She played the 2014 WPSL season with Houston Aces and spent the first half of 2015 in a national team training camp.[4]

Studies

Gaitán studied Bachelor of Business Administration in University of Toledo and studied in Spain a MBA in International Sports Management of Valencia CF

Personal life

Gaitán was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia aged four and underwent chemotherapy treatment from 1994 to 1998.[5]

References
  1. "16 Natalia Gaitán". University of Toledo. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. "Natalia Gaitan joins VCF Femenino". Valencia CF. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. Roldán, Isabel (7 October 2015). "Natalia Gaitán: "Sueño con jugar la Champions con el Valencia"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. "Natalia Gaitan". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


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