Yessenia López

Yessenia Andrea López López (born 20 October 1990), best known as Paloma López, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colo-Colo^[3] and the Chile women's national team.

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

Paloma López

López in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Yessenia Andrea López López
Date of birth	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Viña del Mar, Chile
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Everton [es]
2010	Santos
2010–2013	Everton [es]
2014–2016	Santiago Morning
2017	Universidad de Chile
2018	3B da Amazônia
2018–2019	Sporting Huelva	23	(0)
2019	Colo-Colo
2020–2023	Universidad de Chile
2023–	Colo-Colo
International career‡
2017–	Chile	61	(7)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:25, 17 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

International career

López scored two goals at the 2018 Copa América Femenina,^[4] where Chile qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in its history.

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,^[5] where Chile won the silver medal.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 April 2018	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Peru	2–0	5–0	2018 Copa América Femenina
2	16 April 2018		Brazil	1–3	1–3
3	23 September 2023	Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile	New Zealand	3–0	3–0	Friendly
4	28 October 2023	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile	Jamaica	2–0	6–0	2023 Pan American Games

Honours

Universidad de Chile

• Primera División (1): 2021 ^[es]

Colo-Colo

• Primera División (1): 2023 ^[es]

Chile

• Copa América Runner-up: 2018
• Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino: 2019
• Turkish Women's Cup: 2020
• Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

Individual

• Premios Contragolpe - Best Midfielder: 2021^[7]
• Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team: 2021^[7]
• Premios FutFem - Best Midfielder: 2022^[8]

References

1. Yessenia López at Soccerway
2. "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.
3. "Yesenia López, nueva estrella alba: "Llegar aquí es inexplicable"" (in Spanish). Colo-Colo.
4. "Copa América Femenina - Ecuador 2014. Goleadoras". conmebol.com.
5. "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
6. "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
7. "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
8. "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

External links

• Paloma López at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish)