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Yenny Acuña

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Yenny Acuña
Yenny Acuña with Chile in 2021
Personal information
Full name Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios
Date of birth (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
(on loan from Internacional)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Deportes Iquique [es]
2020–2023 Santiago Morning
2023 Bahia 12 (4)
2024– Internacional
2024–Colo-Colo (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021– Chile 25 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios (born 18 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Colo-Colo on loan from Brazilian Série A1 club Internacional and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

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Acuña started her career on Deportes Iquique [es]. After 2020 campaign and scoring 19 goals, Acuña joined to Santiago Morning.[2] She scored the first goal, a "Rabona" shoot, in the 2020 Chilean final against Universidad de Chile, was victory for Morning 2-0.[3]

In February 2023, she joined Brazilian club Bahia.[4] In November of the same year, she switched to Internacional.[5] In the second half of 2024, she was loaned out to Colo-Colo until the end of the year.[6]

International career

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Acuña made her senior debut on 13 April 2021 in a 0-0 draw against Cameroon for the Olympics Intercontinental Play-offs Women.[7]

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[8] where Chile won the silver medal.[9]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 September 2023 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile  New Zealand 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile  Peru 5–0 6–0

Honours

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Chile

References

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  1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Yenny Acuña, nueva jugadora de Santiago Morning: "Es un privilegio jugar en este club"". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ Concepción, Diario. "VIDEO El golazo de rabona que le dio el título a Santiago Morning femenino". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "La iquiqueña Yenny Acuña fue oficializada como nueva jugadora del Bahía de Brasil". SoyChile (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ @guriascoloradasoficial (29 November 2023). "𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚, 𝐘𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲! ✍️" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ Molina, Geraldine (26 July 2024). "Yenny Acuña es presentada como nuevo fichaje de Colo-Colo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "LAROJA.CL - El sitio oficial de la Selección Chilena de Fútbol". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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