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.

Leicy Santos
Santos with Colombia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leicy María Santos Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996[1]
Place of birth Lorica, Colombia
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
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
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up2014 Ecuador
Runner-up2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2022Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Paraguay3–04–0Friendly
2.4–0
3.12 August 2023Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia England1–01–22023 FIFA Women's World Cup

References

  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "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)
  3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. 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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