Claudia Francisca Salfate Araya (born 6 August 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right winger for Coquimbo Unido [es] and the Chile national team. Mainly a right winger, she can also operate as a right-back.

Claudia Salfate
Personal information
Full name Claudia Francisca Salfate Araya
Date of birth (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Coquimbo, Chile
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Right-back
Team information
Current team
Coquimbo Unido [es]
Number 7
Youth career
Deportes La Serena [es]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Deportes La Serena [es]
2021–2023 Everton [es]
2024– Coquimbo Unido [es]
International career
2018–2019 Chile U17
2022 Chile U20 3 (0)
2024– Chile 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Club career

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Born in Coquimbo, Chile,[2] Salfate started her career with Deportes La Serena [es].[3]

In 2021, Salfate switched to Everton [es][4] and signed her first professional contract in March 2023.[5] As a member of Everton, she won the 2023 Primera B and got promotion to the top division as the top goalscorer with 28 goals.[6] In addition, she was selected as the best player of the division.[7]

In 2024, Salfate joined his hometown's club, Coquimbo Unido [es] in the top division.[8][2]

International career

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In 2018, Salfate represented Chile at under-17 level in the South American Championship.[9] The next year, she represented them in a friendly championship in Argentina.[10]

In 2022, she represented the under-20's in the South American Championship.[11][12]

At senior level, she made her debut in a 4–3 loss against Guatemala on 29 May 2024 in Guatemala City.[12][13]

Honours

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Everton

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "CLAUDIA SALFATE". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b @coquimbounidofutfem (27 February 2024). "🏴‍☠️ "SALFA" POR FIN EN SU PUERTO AURINEGRO 💛☠️🖤" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ "Evertonianas a Fondo: Claudia Salfate". www.solamenteeverton.cl (in Spanish). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Caras nuevas en Viña: Everton Femenino sumó 9 fichajes para la temporada 2021". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ Orellana, Jorge (8 March 2023). "Cuatro jugadoras de Everton firman sus primeros contratos profesionales". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (28 February 2024). "Fabiana Vallejos encabeza la lista de fichajes de Coquimbo Unido". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024. Claudia Salfate, campeona con Everton, mejor jugadora de la división en los Premios FutFem 2023, con 28 goles en un año
  7. ^ a b "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2023". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ Molina, Geraldine (3 January 2024). "Claudia Salfate y Pía Fehrmann serán fichajes de Coquimbo Unido". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ "La Roja Femenina Sub 17 se quedó con el segundo lugar en cuadrangular internacional". El Deportero (in Spanish). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (29 May 2024). "Las posibles debutantes de La Roja ante Guatemala". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  13. ^ @LaRoja (29 May 2024). "🔁 Claudia Salfate reemplaza a Yanara Aedo y hace su debut oficial con #LaRojaFemenina 🇨🇱" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via Twitter.
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