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Rafa Ancheta

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Rafa Ancheta
Personal information
Full name Rafaela Medina Ancheta[1][2]
Date of birth (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)[1][2]
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder[1][2]
Team information
Current team
Real Brasília
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Estância Velha
2017–2019 Grêmio
2020 Granadilla 0 (0)
2021– Real Brasília 0 (0)
International career
2019– Uruguay 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019

Rafaela "Rafa" Medina Ancheta (born 2 January 1997) is a Brazilian-born Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Brasília and the Uruguay women's national team.

Early life

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Rafa Ancheta was born in Porto Alegre to Alfonso Medina and Gabriela Ancheta. She has a brother, Rodrigo, who is also a footballer.[3]

International career

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Rafa Ancheta made her formal debut for Uruguay on 4 March 2019 in a 0–6 friendly loss against France.

Personal life

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Rafa Ancheta is the granddaughter of former Uruguayan international footballer Atilio Ancheta.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rafa Ancheta at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c d "Rafa Ancheta Meio Campo" (in Portuguese). Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Otro Ancheta con la celeste". Urugol (in Spanish). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2020.