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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santos and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Leicy María Santos Herrera (born 16 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Colombia women's national team. She was a national champion with Iowa Central Community College.

Early life

Santos was born on 16 May 1996 in the town of San Sebastián, a municipality of Santa Cruz de Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia. She was encouraged to play soccer from a young age by her father, Elizaith Santos, who was also a soccer player and previously a member of the Córdoba Under-20 National Team.[4] Santos's mother initially did not like the idea of her playing soccer, and insisted that she help clean their home instead of playing.[5]

Santos played on boys' teams as a child and was the only girl playing at tournaments. One afternoon, César Correa, a friend of her father's, saw her play and recommended that she travel to Bogotá so she could try out for Club Besser, who was looking for female players.[4][5] After a call from the Colombia women's national team and gathering the support of her family and friends to finance the trip, she moved to Bogotá with Correa. After six months of training with Club Besser, her parents joined her in Bogotá. Despite various difficulties, she and coach Pedro Rodríguez formed a women's team for Club Besser. Santos's stellar performances led to call-ups for the Bogotá National Team and the Colombia women's national under-17 football team.[6] She remained at Club Besser until 2016.[4]

In 2015, Santos played in the United States for Iowa Central Community College. In only her second game, she scored a hat trick.[7] The team finished the season as national champions after she assisted on the lone goal of the championship match against Eastern Florida State College.[8] She played a total of 11 games, with 7 goals and 3 assists.[9]

Club career

In the 2023–24 away game against Granada, Santos scored the goal in the 1–0 victory.[10]

On 2 April 2024, Washington Spirit announced that they had signed Santos to a three-year contract and that she would join the team after the conclusion of the 2023–24 Liga F season.[11]

International career

In the quarterfinal of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Santos scored a lob goal against England goalkeeper Mary Earps, in a manner that commentators compared to the lob goal scored by Ronaldinho against England goalkeeper David Seaman in the quarterfinal of the 2002 FIFA Men's World Cup.[12]

Personal life

With fellow professional footballer Lina Arciniegas, Santos is the co-founder of Cacahuates, a company that creates and distributes nut creams.[13]

In 2021, Santos joined Common Goal.[14]

On 1 July 2024, she announced her engagement to Geral Matallana.[15]

Career statistics

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2022 Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia  Paraguay 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 4–0
3. 12 August 2023 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  England 1–0 1–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Jaramillo, Jose (23 May 2017). "El fútbol es cosa de niñas". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Espectador, El (14 April 2020). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ Tiempo, Redacción El (5 April 2013). "Trayectoria de una 10, de los potreros a un mundial". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Iowa Lakes Community vs. Iowa Central Communi - Box Score - 10/3/2015". Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Iowa Central Beats Eastern Florida 1-0 For Women's Soccer Title - Space Coast Daily". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Iowa Community College Athletic Conference". Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ "0–1: El Atlético logra tres puntos de oro en Granada". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ Spirit, Washington (2 April 2024). "Washington Spirit Lands Colombian National Team Star, World Cup Standout Leicy Santos". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ Harpur, Charlotte; Whitehead, Jacob (12 August 2023). "England beat Colombia: Lionesses progress to World Cup semi-final – instant analysis". The Athletic.
  13. ^ "Nosotros | Cacahuates | Colombia". Cacahuates (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlético Madrid Star Joins Common Goal - Common Goal". www.common-goal.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ @leicysantos10 (7 July 2024). "Y así fue! 😍 Uno de los días más nerviosos que he tenido" – via Instagram.

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