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Natalia Gaitán

Personal information
Full name	Natalia Gaitán Laguado
Date of birth	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2008	Internacional de Bogotá Club
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Toledo Rockets
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	CD Transportes Alcaine	28	(0)
2014	Houston Aces
2015–2020	Valencia	97	(4)
2020–2022	Sevilla	29	(1)
2022–2023	Tigres UANL	28	(0)
International career
2008	Colombia U17
2010	Colombia U20	6	(0)
2011–	Colombia	39	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Colombia Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Natalia Gaitán Laguado (born 3 April 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains the Colombia women's national team. With her country Gaitán played at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and also made a powerful appearance at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.

Club career

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

Studies

Gaitán received a Bachelor's of Business Administration from the University of Toledo and an MBA in International Sports Management from Valencia CF in Spain.

Personal life

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

References

1. ^ "16 Natalia Gaitán". University of Toledo. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
3. "Natalia Gaitan Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
4. "Natalia Gaitan joins VCF Femenino". Valencia CF. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
5. Roldán, Isabel (7 October 2015). "Natalia Gaitán: "Sueño con jugar la Champions con el Valencia"" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
6. "Natalia Gaitan". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

External links

• Natalia Gaitán at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
• FIFA Player Natalia Gaitán
• Natalia Gaitán on Facebook

Colombia squads

v t e Colombia squad – 2006 South American Women's Football Championship 1 Varón 2 Muñoz 3 Gaitán 4 Ospina 5 Rodríguez 6 Pineda 7 Velásquez 8 Usme 9 Rodallega 10 Botero 11 Arrieta 12 Maturín 13 Peralta 14 Molina 15 Espinosa 16 Castillo 17 Moscoso 18 Milkes 19 Saavedra 20 Quintero Coach: Agudelo v t e Colombia squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Varón 2 Muñoz 3 Gaitán (c) 4 Ospina 5 Arias 6 Montoya 7 Usme 8 Peralta 9 Rodallega 10 Rincón 11 Salazar 12 Sepúlveda 13 Domínguez 14 Peduzine 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 Vidal 18 Castro 19 Montaño 20 Velásquez 21 Velasco Coach: Rozo v t e Colombia women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics 1 Castaño 2 T. Ariza 3 Gaitán 4 N. Ariza 5 Arias 6 D. Montoya 7 Velásquez 8 Rincón 9 Rodallega 10 Usme 11 Salazar 12 Sepúlveda 13 Domínguez 14 Peduzine 15 Vidal 16 Andrade 17 Ortiz 18 A. Montoya Coach: Rozo v t e Colombia squad – 2014 Copa América Femenina runners-up 1 Forero 2 Montaño 3 Gaitán 4 Ospina 5 Ortiz 6 Montoya 7 Usme 8 Vidal 9 Velásquez 10 Rincón 11 Echeverri 12 Sepúlveda 13 Clavijo 14 N. Arias 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 C. Arias 18 Castro 19 Santos 20 Cosme 21 Pineda 22 Varón Coach: Taborda v t e Colombia squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Castaño 2 Arbeláez 3 Gaitán (c) 4 Ospina 5 Granados 6 Montoya 7 Vidal 8 Pineda 9 Velásquez 10 Rincón 11 Usme 12 Sepúlveda 13 Clavijo 14 N. Arias 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 C. Arias 18 Cuesta 19 Santos 20 Cosme 21 Echeverri 22 Pérez 23 González Coach: Taborda v t e Colombia women's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics 1 Pérez 2 Arbeláez 3 Gaitán (c) 4 Ospina 5 Echeverri 6 Salazar 7 Vidal 8 Pineda 9 Velásquez 10 Santos 11 Usme 12 Regnier 13 Clavijo 14 N. Arias 15 Ariza 16 Andrade 17 C. Arias 18 Sepúlveda Coach: Taborda

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