Florencia Saavedra
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florencia Victoria Saavedra Sabat | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | McNeese Cowgirls | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2022–2023 | Universidad Católica | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | McNeese Cowgirls | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Chile U20 | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Palestine | 2 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024 |
Florencia Victoria Saavedra Sabat (Arabic: فلورنسيا صابات; born 4 April 2005) is a Chilean Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for McNeese Cowgirls and the Palestine national team.
Youth career
[edit]On 4 December 2023, Saavedra helped the Cruzados reach the final of the Femenino Gatorade, opening the score in the 12th minute.[2]
In December 2023, Saavedra won the best player award of the under-19 category of Cruzados youth teams.[3]
College career
[edit]On 9 November 2023, McNeese Cowgirls announced the signing of Saavedra for the 2024–25 academic year.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Chile, Saavedra holds dual Chilean and Palestinian nationality and was eligible to represent either country.
In January 2023, She was called for La Roja under-20 team for a training camp in Quilín.[5]
In November 2024, She got her first call-up to the Palestinian senior team for the two friendlies against Saudi Arabia.[6][7] On 29 November 2024, she made her debut for the team in a 1–0 victory over Saudi Arabia, coming on as a substitute for Dima Al Ramhe in the 78th minute.
Career statistics
[edit]Caps
[edit]List of international caps for Palestine / Florencia Saavedra | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition |
1
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29 November 2024 | Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha | Saudi Arabia | 1–0
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13'
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International Friendly |
2
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3 December 2024 | 0–2
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29'
|
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Florencia Saavedra | McNeese player profile". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "¡El Formativo Femenino va por la doble corona!". cruzados.cl (in Spanish). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "¡Reconocimos a las mejores y los mejores de nuestro fútbol formativo!". cruzados.cl (in Spanish). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Fitzgerald announces 2024-25 signing class". mcneesesports.com. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Nómina de La Roja Femenina Sub 20 para el primer microciclo del 2023" [Roster of the Chilean Women's U-20 Team for the first training camp of 2023.]. laroja.cl (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "الإعلان عن قائمة منتخب السيدات لمواجهة السعودية ودياً" [Announcement of the women's national team roster for the friendly match against Saudi Arabia]. pfa.ps (in Arabic). Palestine Football Association. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "The Palestine women's team will play two friendlies against Saudi Arabia in Qatar". kooora.com (in Arabic). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
External links
[edit]
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean women's footballers
- Palestinian women's footballers
- Chilean expatriate women's footballers
- Palestine women's international footballers
- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football forwards
- Chilean people of Palestinian descent
- 21st-century Chilean sportswomen
- Palestinian football biography stubs
- West Asian women's football biography stubs
- Chilean women's football biography stubs