Liana Salazar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salazarand the second or maternal family name is Vergara.

Liana Salazar

Salazar with Corinthians in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Liana Milena Salazar Vergara
Date of birth	(1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	NEOM
Number	11
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Kansas Jayhawks	83	(28)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Liga Bogotá
2016	Sudet
2017–2018	Santa Fe
2018	Atlético Huila
2019–2020	Beijing BSU
2021	Santa Fe	12	(3)
2022–2023	Corinthians	13	(0)
2023–2024	Santa Fe	3	(3)
2024–	NEOM	3	(4)
International career
2008	Colombia U17
2011–	Colombia	13 (?)	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing   Colombia Copa América Femenina Runner-up 2022 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2023

Liana Milena Salazar Vergara (born 16 September 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's First Division League club NEOM and the Colombia women's national team.

Career

At college level, she played for the University of Kansas in the United States. ^[1]

On 14 January 2022, Salazar was announced at Corinthians. ^[2]

International career

She represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ^[3]

On 14 July 2016, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[4]

Salazar was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2018 Copa América Femenina. ^[5]

On 3 July 2022, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, which Colombia finished as runners-up. ^[6]

Salazar was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. ^[7]

On 5 July 2024, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[8]

See also

• Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Liana Salazar – 2015 Soccer". 18 June 2013.
2. "Corinthians contrata meio-campista colombiana Liana Salazar" [Corinthians signs Colombian midfielder Liana Salazar]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).
3. "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Liana SALAZAR". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
4. "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.
5. "Conoce a las 22 convocadas para representar a la Selección de Colombia". cafemchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
6. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para CONMEBOL Copa América" [Call for Colombia Women's National Team for CONMEBOL Copa América] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 3 July 2022.
7. "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para la Copa de Oro 2024" [Call for the Colombian Senior Women's National Team for the 2024 Gold Cup] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
8. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina Mayores para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024" [Call-up for the Colombian Women's Senior Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. ww.fcf.com.co (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

External links

• Liana Salazar – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liana Salazar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.