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Full name | Wendy Katerine Bonilla Candelo | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Valle del Cauca, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Colombia U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Colombia | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 February 2025 |
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.
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]
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 April 2024 | Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 26 February 2025 | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 SheBelieves Cup |