Isabella Echeverri

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echeverriand the second or maternal family name is Restrepo.

Isabella Echeverri

Personal information
Full name	Isabella Echeverri Restrepo
Date of birth	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre back, defensive midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Toledo Rockets
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	CD Palmiranas
2016–2018	Houston Aces
2018–2019	Elpides Karditsas
2019	Houston Aces
2019–2022	Sevilla	54	(3)
2022	Monterrey	8	(0)
International career‡
2014–2023	Colombia	15 [2]	(1)
Medal record Women's football Representing   Colombia Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:10, 27 Jule 2018 (UTC)

Isabella "Isa" Echeverri Restrepo (born 16 June 1994) is a Colombian former professional footballer who last played as a centre back for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey and the Colombia women's national team.

Born in Medellín, Echeverri played club football for Sevilla FC and CF Monterrey. She was part of the Colombia national team that participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning the 2019 Pan American Games. After becoming a vocal critic of the Colombia national team leadership over workplace conditions, Echeverri retired from playing football at age 28.

Career

On 17 July 2019, Echeverri was announced at Sevilla on a permanent transfer. ^[3] On 16 July 2021, she signed a new one year contract with the club. ^[4] On 25 May 2022, the club announced she would be leaving after making 59 total appearances for the club. ^[5]

On 10 July 2022, Echeverri made her debut for Monterrey against San Luis. ^[6]

In February 2023, Echeverri announced her retirement from football. ^[7]

International career

On 8 September 2014, Echeverri was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2014 Copa América Femenina. ^[8]

On 20 May 2015, Echeverri was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. ^[9]

On 14 July 2016, Echeverri was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[10]

In 2018, Echeverri was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2018 Copa América Femenina. ^[11]

Activism

In 2019, Echeverri and fellow Colombia teammate Melissa Ortiz spoke about alleged discrimination they faced from the Colombian Football Federation, involving being forced to pay for their own flights, made to wear old jerseys, and refusing to pay the players. ^[12]

Echeverri was named a Save the Dream ambassador in December 2022. ^[13]

Following her retirement, Echeverri became a Union & Player Relations Coordinator for FIFPRO. ^[14]

References

1. "Start list: MEX-COL" (PDF). PanAm Sports Organization. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019.
2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
3. "ISABELLA ECHEVERRI, ACENTO COLOMBIANO CON POLIVALENCIA PARA EL SEVILLA FC" [Isabella Echeverri, a Colombian accent with versatility for Sevilla FC]. sevillafc.es (in Spanish).
4. "ISABELLA ECHEVERRI, UN AÑO MÁS DE EXPERIENCIA Y LIDERAZGO EN EL FEMENINO" [ISABELLA ECHEVERRI, ANOTHER YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WOMEN'S TEAM]. sevillafc.es (in Spanish).
5. "Isabella Echeverri will not continue next season at Sevilla FC Women's". sevillafc.es (in Spanish).
6. "La colombiana Isabella Echeverri debuta en el triunfo del Monterrey en el Apertura" [Colombian Isabella Echeverri makes her debut in Monterrey's Apertura triumph.]. www.reporterosasociados.com.co (in Spanish).
7. "Isabella Echeverri: "Las denuncias me costaron mi puesto en la Selección Colombia"" (in Spanish). El País. 5 April 2023.
8. "Colombia emprende su ruta a la Copa América Femenina 2014". fcf.com.co. 8 September 2014.
9. "Selección Femenina retoma preparación final en Bogotá". fcf.com.co. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
10. "Convocatoria oficial Selecciones Colombia para Rio 2016" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
11. "Conoce a las 22 convocadas para representar a la Selección de Colombia". cafemchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
12. Thomas, Tess. "For these Colombian soccer players, equality is the goal". assembly.malala.org.
13. "Colombia footballer named as Save the Dream Ambassador". qatarspc.qa.
14. "Isabella Echeverri: "The power is in the collective"". fifpro.org.

External links

• Isabella Echeverri at Liga MX Femenil ( archive ) (in Spanish)
• Isabella Echeverri at Soccerway