Catalina Figueroa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Catalina Figueroa
Personal information
Full name Catalina Figueroa Fernández[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Universidad de Chile
Youth career
Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Universidad Católica
2025 Fundación Albacete 2 (0)
2026– Universidad de Chile 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Chile U17 10 (1)
2022 Chile U20 3 (0)
2022– Chile 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 January 2024

Catalina Figueroa Fernández (born 28 January 2005) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Universidad de Chile.

Club career

A product of the women's team of Universidad Católica, Figueroa officially joined the first team in the 2021 season.[2] She and her teammate Millaray Cortés were the first players to sign a professional contract with the club on 1 February 2022.[3] She became the team captain.[4]

On 23 July 2025, it was announced her signing with Fundación Albacete in the Primera Federación on a deal until 2026.[5][6]

Back to Chile, Figueroa joined Universidad de Chile in February 2026.[7]

International career

In 2022, Figueroa represented Chile U17 in both the South American Championship[8] and the FIFA World Cup,[9] becoming the team captain.[10][11] She also represented the under-20's in the South American Championship[12] and friendlies against Costa Rica.[13]

At senior level, she received her first call-up in February 2022 for the friendly against Ecuador.[13] The next year, she made her debut in a 0–4 loss against Argentina on 17 February 2023.[14] She made a second appearance in a 0–4 loss against Brazil on 2 July of the same year.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Catalina Figueroa at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Palominos, Mario (24 April 2021). "Las cruzadas y el Torneo Nacional 2021: ¿En que está el comienzo del campeonato y como se preparan las jugadoras?". Frecuencia Cruzada (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Catalina Figueroa y Millaray Cortés: la UC anunció los dos primeros contratos en la historia de su fútbol femenino". ADN Radio (in Spanish). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Catalina Figueroa y Primera Piedra: "Esto es parte de la historia de Universidad Católica"". Cruzados (in Spanish). 28 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Catalina Figueroa se une al Funda". www.albacetebalompie.es (in Spanish). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ^ Molina, Geraldine (5 January 2026). "Catalina Figueroa se desvincula del Fundación Albacete". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  7. ^ Molina, Geraldine (9 February 2026). "Catalina Figueroa vuelve al fútbol chileno de la mano de U de Chile". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Femeninas Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Catalina Figueroa llevará la jineta de la Roja Femenina Sub 17". Cruzados (in Spanish). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ Ogrodnik, Felipe. "Catalina Figueroa: "Estoy muy orgullosa del equipo"". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b Gálvez, Daniella (22 February 2022). "La Roja: Catalina Figueroa es convocada de urgencia". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ^ Molina, Geraldine (18 February 2023). "Catalina Figueroa agradece su debut por La Roja adulta ante Argentina". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  15. ^ Molina, Geraldine (2 July 2023). "La Roja Femenina cae goleada por Brasil en el debut de Luis Mena". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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