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]
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Full name | Natalia Gaitán Laguado | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 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) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* 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) |
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
- "16 Natalia Gaitán". University of Toledo. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- "Natalia Gaitan joins VCF Femenino". Valencia CF. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- Roldán, Isabel (7 October 2015). "Natalia Gaitán: "Sueño con jugar la Champions con el Valencia"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Natalia Gaitan". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.