Wendy Bonilla

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Wendy Bonilla
Personal information
Full name Wendy Katerine Bonilla Candelo
Date of birth (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 UNAM
Number 15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Cortuluá
2019–2020 América de Cali
2021 Alianza Lima
2021–2024 América de Cali 60 (10)
2024 → Santa Fe (loan)
2025– UNAM
International career‡
2018 Colombia U17 3 (0)
2018 Colombia U18 1 (0)
2022 Colombia U20 6 (0)
2019– Colombia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 30, 2024

Wendy Katerine Bonilla Candelo (born 8 July 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club UNAM and the Colombia national team.

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Club career

Born in Valle del Cauca, Bonilla made her senior debut with Cortuluá in 2018. [1] She joined América de Cali in 2019, winning the Colombian Women's Football League in her debut season. [1] In 2021, she played for Alianza Lima in the Peruvian Primera División Femenina, before returning to América. [1]

Bonilla won her second league championship with América in 2022, scoring 6 goals in 13 games. [2] She scored their opening goal in the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina, where they finished in third place. [2]

In September 2024, Bonilla went on loan to Santa Fe. [3] She appeared in four games of their run to the 2024 Copa Libertadores Femenina final. [2]

Bonilla joined Mexican club UNAM (nicknamed "Pumas") in January 2025. [4]

International career

Bonilla played for the Colombian youth national team at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [2] She made her senior debut on 12 November 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Linda Caicedo in a friendly against Argentina. [2]

She was named an alternate to the national squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acerca de Wendy Bonilla". Club Universidad Nacional . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wendy Bonilla at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ González Villate, Christian Ricardo (11 September 2024). "Santa Fe confirma a Wendy Bonilla para Copa Libertadores". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pumas Femenil se refuerza con siete jugadoras para el CL25". Club Universidad Nacional. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Ramirez, Sebastian (14 September 2024). "Wendy Bonilla, flamante fichaje de Santa Fe". El Deportivo.com.co. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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