One of the most recognized field hockey player in Chile, historic captain and part of "Las Diablas" for 18 years.
Caram made her debut for the Chile women's national field hockey team in 2006, and retired June 2024 with her last tournament being the Nations Cup in Terrassa, Spain .
She began playing hockey at the age of 5 in PWCC following Daniela, her older sister's steps. She made her full international debut in 2006, but missed out on a place in the Chilean squad for the 2007 Panamerican Games in Rio de Janeiro. After this, she was selected for every tournament in the Chilean squad.
2008 she participated of the Junior Panam Cup in Ciudad de Mexico, where they made history beating Argentina on the semi finals for the first time, and obtaining a silver medal.
Her first appearance as captain of the National Team, was in 2013 playing the Pan American Cup in Mendoza, but then assumed the rol fully from 2015.
In 2017 she obtained historical silver medal in the Pan American Cup in Lancaster, USA. This same year she was elected as Captain of Team Chile, the Chilean squad of all sports.
In 2022 she obtained silver medal in the Pan American Cup in Santiago, which gave the team the first historical qualification to the World Cup in Netherlands and Spain ending up in 13th place. This same year, she participated in the South American Games, winning in shootouts over Argentina in the final, obtaining a gold medal and making history once again as the first time Chile beat Argentina.
The 2023 Pan American Games were held in Santiago, Chile where she obtained the 2nd bronze medal for the country in the history of Pan American Games.
Her final tournament was the 2024 Nation's Cup in Terrassa, Spain finishing in third place which was a great way to end her hockey career.
In her retirement of international hockey, she will prioritize her family and her Foundation[2] called Impúlsate, which is dedicated to teach socio-emotional skills to underprivileged children through hockey.
She has been participating in the Athletes Committee of the FIHsince she was elected in 2020, and this year the committee voted for her to be the president, and represent de athletes in the board of the FIH until 2028.
She was elected best hockey player in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 by the prestigious "Circulo de Periodistas Deportivos de Chile". In 2017 Caram was recognized as one of the 100 women leaders in Chile[3] and one of the 100 young leaders in the country.[4]
Caram was named in the 2022 Pan American Elite Team for the sixth time by the Pan American Hockey Federation holding a record with Pat Harris also selected 6 times.[5]
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