Yoana Peralta

Yoana Peralta Fernández (born 1999) is a footballer who plays Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represents the Dominican Republic women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Yoana Peralta
Personal information
Full name Yoana Peralta Fernández
Date of birth 1999 (age 23–24)
Place of birth Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vaughan Azzurri
Youth career
Glen Shields FC
2014–2015 King City SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 York Lions 20 (0)
2021 Seneca Sting 5 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Aurora FC 2 (1)
2019–2021 Vaughan Azzurri 12 (2)
2022 Einherji 13 (5)
2023– Vaughan Azzurri 12 (4)
International career‡
2021– Dominican Republic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 12, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2023

College career

In 2017, she began attending York University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[1] She started three games in her rookie season, before an injury ended her season.[2] She appeared in all of her team's matches in her second season.[2]

In 2021, she began attending Seneca College, where she played for the women's team.[3]

Club career

In 2017, Peralta played with Aurora FC in League1 Ontario.[4]

In 2019 and 2021 (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), she played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[5][6]

In January 2022, she signed a professional contract with Icelandic club Einherji in the second tier 1. deild kvenna.[7]

In 2023, she played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[8]

International career

Peralta has Canadian, Dominican, and Uruguayan nationality.[7]

In 2021, Peralta was called up to the Dominican Republic national team. Peralta made her senior debut for the Dominican Republic on 25 October 2021 in a friendly against Bolivia.

She was again called up to the squad in April 2023 ahead of friendlies against Panama.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played July 30, 2023
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aurora FC 2017[4] League1 Ontario 21——0021
Vaughan Azzurri 2019[5] League1 Ontario 9243——135
2021[6] 3000——30
Total 122430000165
Einherji 2022[10] 1. deild kvenna 135—1010155
Vaughan Azzurri 2023[8] League1 Ontario 12410——134
Career total 39125310!104618

References
  1. "2017 women's soccer season preview". York Lions. 24 August 2017.
  2. "Yoana Peralta York Lions profile". York Lions.
  3. "Yoana Peralta Seneca profile". Seneca College.
  4. "Yoana Peralta 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  5. "Yoana Peralta 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. "Yoana Peralta 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  7. Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur (30 January 2022). "Einherji fær landsliðskonu frá Dómíníska lýðveldinu (staðfest)" [Einherji gets a national team member from the Dominican Republic (confirmed)]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
  8. "Yoana Peralta 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. "Sedofútbol femenina llamó a 21 jugadoras para partidos ante la mundialista Panamá" [Women's Sedofútbol called 21 players for matches against the World Cup Panama]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). 1 April 2023.
  10. Yoana Peralta at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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