Rafa Ancheta

Rafa Ancheta
Personal information
Full name	Rafaela Medina Ancheta
Date of birth	2 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	Estância Velha
2017–2019	Grêmio
2020	Granadilla
International career‡
2019–	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019

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

Early life

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Rafa Ancheta at Soccerway
^ ^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.
^ "Otro Ancheta con la celeste". Urugol (in Spanish). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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