Camila Pavez

Camila Alejandra Pavez Vásquez (born 8 February 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club Santiago Morning.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pavez and the second or maternal family name is Vásquez.
Camila Pavez
Personal information
Full name Camila Alejandra Pavez Vásquez
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000
Place of birth Machalí, Chile
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Santiago Morning
Number 11
Youth career
Villa El Guindal
Machalí (city team)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Cobresal
2019 Universidad de Concepción 10 (13)
2019–2020 River Plate
2020–2022 Lanús
2022–2023 San Lorenzo
2023– Santiago Morning
International career
2019–2020 Chile U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

As a youth player, Pavez started her career with club Villa El Guindal alongside male players. Subsequently, she played for the Machalí city team.[2]

At the age of twelve, she joined Cobresal, making her official debut in the same year.[2] In 2019, she switched to Universidad de Concepción, scoring thirteen goals in ten matches.[2]

In December 2019, she moved to Argentina and joined River Plate, being nicknamed La Matadora (The Bullfighter), after the historical Chilean player of the club Marcelo Salas.[2] In the Argentine top division, she also played for Lanús and San Lorenzo.[3]

In 2023, she returned to her homeland by signing with Santiago Morning.[4]

International career

At the age of twelve, she was called up to the Chile national team, coinciding with Christiane Endler, but she did not make an appearance.[2]

In 2019 and 2020, she represented Chile U20 in the CONMEBOL South American League[5] and the South American Championship, respectively.[6]

In 2023, she was called up to training microcycles of the national team at under-23 level.[7]

Personal life

Her father was in charge of taking O'Higgins players to the training fields.[8]

Her cousin, Tamara Iturriaga, is a former goalkeeper of Cobresal.[8]

References
  1. "Camila Pavez :: Camila Alejandra Pavez Vásquez". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. Santibáñez, Felipe (22 December 2019). "Debutó con 12 años y se escapaba de casa para jugar: La historia de la chilena que milita en River y que llaman la "Matadora"". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. Gálvez, Daniella (24 February 2022). "Camila Pavez es la única chilena presente en el campeonato argentino". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. Orellana, Jorge (9 February 2023). "Camila Pavez es el nuevo fichaje de Santiago Morning para este 2023". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Femenina Sub 20 para la Liga Sudamericana". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. "La Roja Femenina inicia su microciclo con jugadoras Sub 23". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. Mora, Andrea (15 April 2023). "Camila Pavez, la "Matadora" chilena que brilló en River Plate: "Falta que los sponsor se la jueguen más con el fútbol femenino"". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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