Sandra Sepúlveda

Sandra Milena Sepúlveda Lopera (born 3 March 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Profesional Femenina club Independiente Medellín and the Colombia women's national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sepúlveda and the second or maternal family name is Lopera.
Sandra Sepúlveda
Personal information
Full name Sandra Milena Sepúlveda Lopera
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988
Place of birth Bello, Antioquia, Colombia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Formas Íntimas
2015–2017 Kiryat Gat
2018 Junior
2019– Independiente Medellín
National team‡
2009– Colombia 39[1] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:29, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Sepúlveda joined her first club, Formas Íntimas, as a 10-year-old. She rose to club captain and played in the Copa Libertadores Femenina.[2] She accepted a contract offer from the Israeli club Kiryat Gat in November 2015.[3] In January 2018 she agreed to sign for Atlético Junior's newly-formed women's team, who were entering the Colombian Women's Football League.[4]

International career

Sepúlveda played for Colombia at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[5] She was voted best goalkeeper at the 2014 Women's Copa America.[6] She was part of Colombia's team at the 2015 World Cup.[6]

References
  1. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. Noguera Pulido, Esteban (27 June 2015). "Sandra Sepúlveda, 20 años de sudor y lucha" (in Spanish). El Tiempo (Colombia). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "Sandra Sepúlveda, fichada por el Maccabi Kiryat Gat de Israel" (in Spanish). DeportesRCN.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. Noé Gómez, Andrés (12 January 2018). ""Para mi es un honor representar a Junior": Sandra Sepúlveda firmó contrato con las Tiburonas" (in Spanish). Zona Cero. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. "Sandra Sepúlveda Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. FIFA.com (1900-01-01). "Emotions run high for Sepulveda". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.


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