Yirleidis Minota

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Yirleidis Minota
Personal information
Full name Yirleidis Quejada Minota
Date of birth (2002-11-10) November 10, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Carepa, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back [1]
Team information
Current team
Pachuca
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Formas Íntimas
2020–2022 Independiente Medellín 28+ (4+)
2022 Alianza Lima
2023 Atlético Nacional 17 (3)
2024– Pachuca 0 (0)
International career
2022 Colombia U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2022

Yirleidis Quejada Minota (born 10 November 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for C.F. Pachuca of the Liga MX Femenil and the Colombia national team.

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Club career

Born in Carepa, Minota debuted for Formas Íntimas in 2019. She then played for Independiente Medellín before moving to Peru to play for Alianza Lima in 2022. She played for Atlético Nacional in 2023, placing third in the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina. [2] [3]

Minota signed with Mexican club C.F. Pachuca in January 2024. [2] She made it to the semifinals of the 2024 Clausura with the team. [4]

International career

Minota was on the Colombia under-20 roster at the 2022 Bolivarian Games (winning gold), the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and the 2022 South American Games (winning bronze). [2]

Minota was called up to the senior national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France. [5]

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References

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  5. "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.