Catalina Pérez (footballer, born 1994)

Catalina Pérez (footballer, born 1994)
Catalina Pérez Jaramillo (born 8 November 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Colombia women's national team.
Early life
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Pérez moved to Boca Raton, Florida as a young child and started playing soccer when she was eight years old. She played her entire youth career at Team Boca Soccer Club and attended the University of Miami.
Club career
Pérez is a former player of United Women's Soccer club New England Mutiny. She also played for the Team Boca Blast of the WPSL.
At the beginning of 2020, she moved to Italy to compete in Serie A as a member of Fiorentina; however, she did not play any matches due to her suspension because of the coronavirus disease pandemic.
On 25 July, 2020, her transfer to Napoli was announced. She made her debut for in a Coppa Italia match on 27 September against US Città di Pontedera. Her team won the match with a score of 1–0.
Pérez joined Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in July 2023.
International career
At the age of 15, Pérez represented Colombia U20 in 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup but did not play any matches.
On 20 May 2015, Pérez was selected in the Colombian U-23 squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. After not playing in the group stage she made her World Cup debut on 22 June 2015, against United States, when the usual starter Sandra Sepúlveda was suspended due to yellow card accumulation. However, Pérez did not play the entire match because in the 47th minute (the beginning of the second half) she brought down US forward Alex Morgan inside the penalty area. This resulted in a penalty for United States and a red card for Pérez, who was dismissed from the game. Abby Wambach eventually missed the penalty but the United States took advantage of having one more player on the field and scored two goals to eliminate Colombia 2–0 in the Round of 16.
References
External links
Catalina Pérez on Football.it
1994 births
Living people
Colombian emigrants to the United States
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida
American sportspeople of Colombian descent
Colombian women's footballers
American women's soccer players
Footballers from Bogotá
Soccer players from Florida
Women's association football goalkeepers
Colombia women's international footballers
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Olympic footballers for Colombia
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
Pan American Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Serie A (women's football) players
Liga F players
Mississippi State Bulldogs women's soccer players
ACF Fiorentina (women) players
Miami Hurricanes women's soccer players
SSD Napoli Femminile players
Real Betis Féminas players
SV Werder Bremen (women) players
Colombian expatriate women's footballers
American expatriate women's soccer players
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
American expatriate soccer players in Germany
Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
21st-century Colombian women