Francisca Mardones (footballer)

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Francisca Mardones
Mardones with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name María Francisca Mardones Sáez
Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 29
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 LCCC Golden Eagles 14 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Ferroviarios
2008–2009 Unión La Calera
2010–2012 Colo-Colo
2016–2021 Santiago Morning
2022– Colo-Colo
International career
2008 Chile U20 3 (1)
2010– Chile 3 (1)
2017 Chile (futsal)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:25, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

María Francisca Mardones Sáez (born 24 March 1989), known as Francisca Mardones, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santiago Morning and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

Mardones began to play football in her neighbourhood before joining Universidad de Chile, aged 13.[2]

She has played for Ferroviarios[3] and Unión La Calera.[4]

In 2022, Mardones joined Colo-Colo from Santiago Morning. She had previously played for them from 2010 to 2012.[5]

International career

Mardones represented Chile at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] She made her senior debut during the 2011 Pan American Games.

As a futsal player, she represented Chile in the 2017 Copa América.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
22 October 2011 Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago
2–0
3–0
2011 Pan American Games

Personal life

She attended the Professional Institute and Technical Training Center in Santiago of the Santo Tomás University [es] as a student of fitness coaching.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Francisca Mardones at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "María Francisca Mardones: tomasina de selección". Santo Tomás en Línea (in Spanish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ Herrera Ponce, Christopher; Lara Gallardo, Emma (2020). El fútbol femenino en la lucha de género: Caso del Club Santiago Morning (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano. pp. 34, 39, 40–41, 149. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ Gálvez, Daniella (24 March 2022). "Bomba: Mellado y Mardones son los nuevos refuerzos de Colo-Colo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ Francisca MardonesFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Femenina de Chile para disputar la Copa América de Futsal Uruguay 2017". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 November 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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