Sofía García

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Gaviria.
Sofía García
Personal information
Full name Sofía García Gaviria[1][2]
Date of birth (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000[1][2]
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Youth career
201?–201? Independiente Medellín
201?–201? Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
201?–2020 Formas Íntimas
2021 Sporting Huelva 7 (0)
2021–2022 Independiente Medellín
2022 Alianza Lima
2023 Santa Fe
2024 Santos Laguna 11 (1)
International career‡
2020 Colombia U20 4 (0)
2019– Colombia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 March 2020

Sofía García Gaviria (born 18 October 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna and the Colombia women's national team.

Early life

García was born in Medellín.[3] She started playing football at 7 and in a women's club at 10 in Independiente Medellín.[4]

Club career

García played for Formas Íntimas in Colombia. On 14 January 2021, she signed for Spanish club Sporting de Huelva to compete in Primera División.[5]

International career

García represented Colombia at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[1] She made her senior debut for Colombia on 9 November 2019.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Sofía García at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sofia Garcia Gaviria". XXI Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2019 (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Sofía García refuerza la línea defensiva del Sporting Huelva, Ciudad que Marca". Sporting Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos (26 March 2020). "Sofía García: "Siempre estuvo el amor por el fútbol"". Fémina Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "El Sporting Huelva se refuerza con la internacional colombiana Sofía García". Huelva24 (in Spanish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Sofía García". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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