Leicy Santos
Santos with Colombia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leicy María Santos Herrera[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996[1]
Place of birth Lorica, Colombia
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2015 Club Besser
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Iowa Central Triton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Future Soccer (12)
2017–2019 Santa Fe
2019– Atlético Madrid 100 (15)
International career
2012 Colombia U17 3 (0)
2013–2015 Colombia U20 2 (2)
2014– Colombia 43[3] (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up2014 Ecuador
Runner-up2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023

Leicy María Santos Herrera (born 16 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Colombia women's national team. She was national champion with Iowa Central Community College.

In the quarterfinal of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Santos scored a lob goal against England goalkeeper Mary Earps, in a manner that commentators compared to the lob goal scored by Ronaldinho against England goalkeeper David Seaman in the quarterfinal of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[4]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2022Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Paraguay3–04–0Friendly
2.4–0
3.12 August 2023Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia England1–01–22023 FIFA Women's World Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. Harpur, Charlotte; Whitehead, Jacob (12 August 2023). "England beat Colombia: Lionesses progress to World Cup semi-final – instant analysis". The Athletic.


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