Rafa Ancheta
Rafaela Medina Ancheta (born 2 January 1997), known as Rafa Ancheta, is a Brazilian-born Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish Primera División club UD Granadilla Tenerife and the Uruguay women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafaela Medina Ancheta[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1997[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder[1][2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Granadilla | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Estância Velha | ||
| 2017–2019 | Grêmio | ||
| 2020– | Granadilla | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2019 | |||
Early life
Rafa Ancheta was born in Porto Alegre to Alfonso Medina and Gabriela Ancheta. She has a brother, Rodrigo, who is also a footballer.[3]
International career
Rafa Ancheta made her formal debut for Uruguay on 4 March 2019 in a 0–6 friendly loss against France.
Personal life
Rafa Ancheta is the granddaughter of former Uruguayan international footballer Atilio Ancheta.
References
- Rafa Ancheta at Soccerway
- "Rafa Ancheta Meio Campo" (in Portuguese). Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Otro Ancheta con la celeste". Urugol (in Spanish). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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