Nadia Colón

Nadia Neve Colón Reyes (born 8 September 2002) is an American-born Dominican footballer who plays as a left back for collegiate team Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros and the Dominican Republic women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colón and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Nadia Colón
Personal information
Full name Nadia Neve Colón Reyes[1]
Birth name Nadia Neve Colón
Date of birth (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002[1]
Place of birth Cooper City, Florida, United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Number 9
Youth career
2017–2020 Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks[4]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 55 (0)
International career‡
2020 Dominican Republic U20 4 (0)
2021– Dominican Republic 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2021.

Early life

Colón was born in Cooper City, Florida and raised in Miami.[5][2] One of her grandmothers was born in Santo Domingo.[5]

High school and college career

Colón has attended the Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, Florida and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.[2]

International career

Colón represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1] She made her senior debut on 7 July 2021 in a 0–1 friendly loss to Nicaragua.[6]

References
  1. Nadia Colón at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. "Nadia Colon - 2020-21 - Women's Soccer". Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. @sedofutbol (7 July 2021). "#Femenino| ¡Este es nuestro XI inicial para nuestro debut en el Triangular Internacional ante Nicaragua! 07:05PM (hora de RD) #LaSeleccionNosUne #VamosRD" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. "All-Time Roster - Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks Girls Soccer (Fort Lauderdale, FL)". MaxPreps. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. "Nadia Colón". Futbol Dominicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "Dominicana Cayó en Partido de Preparación Donde Debutaron Cinco Legionarias". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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