Sandra Milena Sepúlveda Lopera (born 3 March 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Profesional Femenina club Independiente Medellín and the Colombia women's national team.

Sandra Sepúlveda
Sepúlveda with Colombia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sandra Milena Sepúlveda Lopera
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bello, Antioquia, Colombia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Formas Íntimas
2015–2017 Kiryat Gat
2018 Junior
2019–2020 Independiente Medellín
2021 Deportivo Cali 13 (0)
2023– Independiente Medellín 14 (0)
International career
2009– Colombia 49[1] (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up 2014 Ecuador
Runner-up 2022 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023

Club career

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Sepúlveda joined her first club, Formas Íntimas, as a 10-year-old. She rose to club captain and played in the Copa Libertadores Femenina.[2] She accepted a contract offer from the Israeli club Kiryat Gat in November 2015.[3] In January 2018 she agreed to sign for Atlético Junior's newly formed women's team, who were entering the Colombian Women's Football League.[4]

International career

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Sepúlveda played for Colombia at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[5] She was voted best goalkeeper at the 2014 Women's Copa America.[6] She was part of Colombia's team at the 2015 World Cup.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ Noguera Pulido, Esteban (27 June 2015). "Sandra Sepúlveda, 20 años de sudor y lucha" (in Spanish). El Tiempo (Colombia). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Sandra Sepúlveda, fichada por el Maccabi Kiryat Gat de Israel" (in Spanish). DeportesRCN.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ Noé Gómez, Andrés (12 January 2018). ""Para mi es un honor representar a Junior": Sandra Sepúlveda firmó contrato con las Tiburonas" (in Spanish). Zona Cero. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Sandra Sepúlveda Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b FIFA.com (1 January 1900). "Emotions run high for Sepulveda". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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