Ángela Barón

Ángela Daniela Barón (born 18 September 2003) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Nacional. Born and raised in the United States to an American father and a Colombian mother, she caps for the Colombia women's national team.[1][2][3][4]

Ángela Barón
Personal information
Full name Ángela Daniela Barón
Date of birth (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003
Place of birth Keller, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Nacional
Number 3
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Arizona Wildcats 12 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 D'Feeters Kicks
2023– Atlético Nacional 18 (1)
International career‡
2022 Colombia U20 11 (0)
2021– Colombia 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 ValleduparTeam
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up2022 Colombia
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Runner-upUruguay 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2022

International career

Barón was eligible to represent Colombia and the United States at the international level.

Barón made her international debut in a friendly againtst the Ecuador on 13 April 2021.[5] On 3 July 2022, she was called up by Nelson Abadía to represent Colombia at the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[6]

Personal life

Barón was born to an American father and Colombian mother from Bogotá.[7]

Honours

Colombia

Colombia U-20

References
  1. "International experience gives Wildcats freshman Angela Baron an edge". tucson.com.
  2. "Ángela Barón, del oro Bolivariano a la Copa América". colombia.as.com. 4 July 2022.
  3. "Ella es Ángela Barón, la sensual y talentosa defensa de la Selección Colombia que busca el título". soho.co. 26 July 2022.
  4. "Ángela Barón: "Me alegra estar en Nacional y espero aportar lo que he aprendido en el exterior"". gol.caracoltv.com. 3 February 2023.
  5. "Quito es la próxima escala de la selección Colombia femenina" [Quito is the next port of call for the Colombian women's team] (in Spanish). EL Colombiano. 30 March 2021.
  6. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para CONMEBOL Copa América" [Call for Colombia Women's National Team for CONMEBOL Copa América] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 3 July 2022.
  7. "En la Selección Colombia se habla inglés: dos jugadoras de la 'tricolor' nacieron en Estados Unidos" [English is spoken in the Colombian National Team: two players from the 'tricolor' were born in the United States]. Gol Caracol. 22 February 2022.


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