Leicy Santos
Leicy María Santos Herrera (born 16 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Colombia women's national team. She was national champion with Iowa Central Community College.
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| Full name | Leicy María Santos Herrera[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1996[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lorica, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Club Besser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Iowa Central Triton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Future Soccer | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Santa Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Atlético Madrid | 100 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Colombia U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Colombia U20 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Colombia | 43[3] | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the quarterfinal of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Santos scored a lob goal against England goalkeeper Mary Earps, in a manner that commentators compared to the lob goal scored by Ronaldinho against England goalkeeper David Seaman in the quarterfinal of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[4]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 October 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia |  Paraguay | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 12 August 2023 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia |  England | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
References
- "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- Harpur, Charlotte; Whitehead, Jacob (12 August 2023). "England beat Colombia: Lionesses progress to World Cup semi-final – instant analysis". The Athletic.
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