Lorena Bocanegra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorena Bocanegra Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Sevilla | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sporting de Huelva | ||
| 2013 | Carmelitas | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sevilla | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lorena Bocanegra Sánchez (born 4 May 1993) is a Spanish futsal player and former footballer who played primarily as a midfielder.
Football career
Bocanegra, a midfielder, played for Sevilla, Sporting de Huelva and Carmelitas during her football career.[1] She first started playing football at the age of six. At the age of 18, she was invited to train with the Spain women's national under-19 squad at La Ciudad del Fútbol.[2]
Futsal career
Città di Sora e Ceprano, playing in the highest tier in Italy, was the first futsal club that Bocanegra played for. Whilst she was provided with accommodation and free meals, the lack of a formal contract caused her to leave and she signed for Spanish futsal club Guadalcacín, who played in the Primera División Femenina de Futsal, the highest tier of women's futsal in the country.[3] Bocanegra, who at this point was captain of the club, had to undergo surgery after injuring her knee in the opening day of the 2018–19 season, which subsequently caused her to miss the majority of the season.[4][5] In July 2019, following the club's relegation to the Segunda División, she renewed her contract with Guadalcacín.[6] Polideportivo Cádiz, in January 2021, submitted a complaint to the Royal Spanish Football Federation due to Bocanegra playing in a match on 3 January, despite not being properly registered to play in that match. Guadalcacín were given ten days to respond to this.[7]
Personal life
Bocanegra's partner, Desiré López, a native of Málaga, is a futsal player. They met while Bocanegra was playing at Sporting de Huelva and López was at Atlético Torcal de Málaga.[3] Bocanegra proposed to López after a futsal match in March 2018. The gesture was in front of teammates and relatives of the players.[8]
References
- ^ "Lorena Bocanegra Sánchez" (in Spanish). Txapeldunak. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Fernández, Borja (18 January 2012). "Una jerezana con la 'Rojita'". La Voz de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b Romero, Francisco (6 August 2018). "Mujer y futbolista: cuando ni jugar en la élite garantiza vivir de ello". La Voz del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Lorena pasa por el quirófano para someterse a una artroscopia". Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ ""De lo que me dolía, le dije a mi madre que no jugaba más"". Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Lorena Bocanegrá liderará el nuevo proyecto del Guada FSF" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "El Poli Cádiz reclama alineación indebida de la jugadora del Guadalcacín Lorena". Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Mágica pedida de mano de dos jugadoras de fútbol sala". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Spanish women's footballers
- Liga F players
- Sporting de Huelva players
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sevilla FC (women) players
- Spanish women's futsal players
- LGBT association football players
- Spanish LGBT sportspeople
- Footballers from Seville
- 21st-century Spanish women