In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de La Torre and the second or maternal family name is Tovar.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laura Valentina de la Torre Tovar | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Suba, Bogotá, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Minas Brasília | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2016 | Universidad de Chile | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | University of Chile | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Universidad de Chile | ||
2019–2022 | Santiago Morning | ||
2023– | Minas Brasília | ||
International career | |||
2016 | Chile U17 | ||
2018 | Chile U20 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Laura Valentina de la Torre Tovar (born 7 December 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Brazilian club Minas Brasília. She can also operate as a defensive midfielder. Born in Colombia, she is a former youth international for Chile.
Club career
De la Torre came to the Universidad de Chile youth system at the age of eleven, winning three league titles at under-17 level. She made her professional debut with them and also has represented the university team, winning the national university championship by defeating Viña del Mar University in 2022.
In 2019, she switched to Santiago Morning and spent four seasons with them, winning the Primera División in 2019 and 2020. In addition, she took part in the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
In 2023, she moved to Brazil and joined Minas Brasília.
International career
She made her international debut with Chile at under-17 level in a friendly against Argentina on 9 February 2016. In the same year, she received her first call up to the senior team for the friendly against Uruguay on 28 August.
At under-20 level, she represented Chile in the 2018 South American Championship.
Personal life
Born in Suba, Bogotá, Colombia, de la Torre came to Chile at the age of five due to her father's job. She has lived in Santiago and Antofagasta.
She naturalized Chilean by residence in 2016.
Her older brother, Camilo, was with the Club Universidad de Chile youth ranks.
She graduated as a journalist at University of Chile and has worked for Contragolpe, a website about Chilean women's football.
References
- "LAURA DE LA TORRE". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (26 August 2016). "LAURA DE LA TORRE: "SIEMPRE ME HE SENTIDO CHILENA"". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Loma-Osorio, Antonio (5 June 2016). "UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE SE CORONA CAMPEÓN DEL APERTURA FEMENINO SUB 17". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Maldonado, Víctor (8 December 2021). "Es periodista y jugará la final del Torneo ante la U: "Es difícil ese doble rol"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "Selecciones U. de Chile ganan torneos del Campeonato Nacional Universitario en distintas disciplinas". University of Chile (in Spanish). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- López, Magdalena (14 January 2023). "Laura de la Torre deja el Chago para partir a Brasil". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Dibán, Cristián (24 April 2021). "Los tricampeones del fútbol profesional chileno". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "EQUIPOS PARTICIPANTES" (PDF). CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021 (in Spanish). CONMEBOL: 13. 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Molina, Geraldine (10 April 2023). "Con una chilena entre sus filas: Este fin de semana comienza el Brasileirao Femenino A2". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Molina, Geraldine (17 May 2023). "El resumen de las chilenas por el mundo del 12 al 15 de mayo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- Molina, Geraldine (10 August 2024). "Laura de la Torre se matricula con golazo en el debut de Candango". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Rioseco, Felipe; Fernández, Denis (5 December 2016). "La nueva sangre mestiza de Chile". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "Laura De La Torre, Author at Contragolpe". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links
- Laura de la Torre at Soccerway
- Laura de la Torre at PlaymakerStats.com
- Laura de la Torre at CBF.com.br (in Portuguese)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bogotá
- Colombian emigrants to Chile
- Colombian women's footballers
- 21st-century Colombian sportswomen
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Chilean women's footballers
- 21st-century Chilean sportswomen
- Sportspeople of Colombian descent
- Chile women's youth international footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Club Universidad de Chile (women) footballers
- Santiago Morning (women) footballers
- Chilean expatriate women's footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil
- University of Chile alumni