Ámbar Carolay Figueroa Rollino (born 24 October 2007) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Santiago Morning and the Chile women's national team.

Ámbar Figueroa
Personal information
Full name Ámbar Carolay Figueroa Rollino
Date of birth (2007-10-24) 24 October 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Santiago Morning
Number 18
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers [es]
2021–2022 Santiago Morning
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Santiago Morning
International career
2022– Chile U17 10 (1)
2023– Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024

Club career edit

Born in Valparaíso, Chile, Figueroa is a product of the women's team of Santiago Wanderers. She was promoted to the under-17 team at the age of ten.[1]

In 2021, she moved to Santiago and signed with Santiago Morning, then the Chilean champions.[2] In the 2023 season, she was promoted to the first team.[3]

International career edit

At under-17 level, Figueroa represented Chile in both the 2022 South American Championship[4] and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[5]

In 2024, she was included in the Chile squad for the South American U-17 Championship.[6]

At senior level, she received her first call-up to the Chile national team and made appearances in two unofficial matches against Panama in February 2023. She scored a goal in both matches, a 1–3 loss and a 4–0 win.[7][8] Subsequently, she was called up to the inter-confederation play-off match for the FIFA World Cup against Haiti,[9] making her official debut in the preparation match against Argentina on 17 February, a 4–0 loss.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ámbar Figueroa: La niña que maravilla al puerto". La Cuarta (in Spanish). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "´Joya´ del fútbol femenino porteño dejó Wanderers y ficho por el Santiago Morning". SoyChile (in Spanish). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ Orellana, Jorge (16 January 2023). "Siete canteranas de Santiago Morning suben al primer equipo este 2023". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Femeninas Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "La Roja femenina entregó su nómina para el Sudamericano sub 17 en Paraguay". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ Molina, Geraldine (3 February 2023). "La Roja cae a manos de Panamá en el primer amistoso pre repechaje". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ Molina, Geraldine (6 February 2023). "La Roja Femenina golea a Panamá y se despide de Chile con triunfazo previo al repechaje". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ Fernández, Deivid (6 February 2023). "José Letelier da a conocer la nómina de la selección chilena femenina para el repechaje en Nueva Zelanda". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "¡No se olvidará jamás! Ámbar Figueroa debutó en la Roja adulta con tan solo 15 años". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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