María Fernanda Zúñiga
Personal information
Full name María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes
Date of birth (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997
Place of birth Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Estudiantes
Number 35
Youth career
Palestino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Palestino
2019–2022 Universidad de Chile
2023– Estudiantes
International career
2013 Chile U17
2015 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes (born 12 September 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata.

Club career

As a child, Zúñiga played against male players at both her neighbourhood and SIFUP, the trade union of professional football players in Chile.[2]

At club level, she began her career with Palestino from 2015 to 2018.[3]

In 2019, she switched to Universidad de Chile, signing her first professional contract in February 2022.[4]

In 2023, she moved to Argentina and joined Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División A,[3] making her debut against Estudiantes de Buenos Aires.[2]

International career

Having taken part of several trials with the Chile national team at youth level since 2011,[5] she represented the under-17's in the 2013 South American Championship[6] and the under-20's in the 2015 South American Championship.[5][7]

Personal life

She is nicknamed Paco[5] or Pakito.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes". estudiantesdelaplata.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Maldonado, Víctor (13 April 2023). "Jugó contra hombres, pasó por la U y hoy brilla en Argentina: "Acá es más exigente"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "FÚTBOL FEMENINO: REFUERZO INTERNACIONAL PARA ESTUDIANTES". Infocielo (in Spanish). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (16 February 2022). "La U Femenina suma nuevos contratos: dos piezas claves del plantel serán profesionales". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "LOS ÁNGELES CUSTODIOS DE LAS CHICAS DE ROJO SUB 20". ANFP (in Spanish). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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