Natalia Gaitán

Natalia Gaitán
Personal information
Full name Natalia Gaitán Laguado
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valencia Féminas CF
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2008 Internacional de Bogotá Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Toledo Rockets[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 CD Transportes Alcaine
2014 Houston Aces
2015– Valencia Féminas CF
National team‡
2008 Colombia U17
2010 Colombia U20 6 (0)
2011– Colombia 39[2] (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gaitán and the second or maternal family name is Laguado.

Natalia Gaitán Laguado (born 3 April 1991) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia Féminas of Spain's Primera División. She is captain of the Colombia national team. With her country Gaitán played at the 2012 Olympics and also made a powerful appearance at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Club career

Gaitán signed for Valencia in September 2015. She had previously played in Spain for CD Transportes Alcaine in the 2013–14 season.[3] She played the 2014 WPSL season with Houston Aces and spent the first half of 2015 in a national team training camp.[4]

Personal life

Gaitán was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia aged four and underwent chemotherapy treatment from 1994 to 1998.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "16 Natalia Gaitán". University of Toledo. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Natalia Gaitan joins VCF Femenino". Valencia CF. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Roldán, Isabel (7 October 2015). "Natalia Gaitán: "Sueño con jugar la Champions con el Valencia"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Natalia Gaitan". NBC Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


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