Yenny Acuña

Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios (born 18 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian Série A1 club Internacional and the Chile women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acuña and the second or maternal family name is Berrios.
Yenny Acuña
Yenny Acuña with Chile in 2021
Personal information
Full name Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios
Date of birth (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Deportes Iquique
2020–2023 Santiago Morning
2023 Bahia 12 (4)
2024– Internacional 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Chile 25 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
2023 SantiagoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

Club career

Acuña started her career on Deportes Iquique. After 2020 campaign and scoring 19 goals, Acuña joined to Santiago Morning.[2] She scored the first goal, a "Rabona" shoot, in the 2020 Chilean final against Universidad de Chile, was victory for Morning 2-0.[3]

In February 2023, she joined Brazilian club Bahia.[4] In November of the same year, she switched to Internacional.[5]

International career

Acuña made her senior debut on 13 April 2021 in a 0-0 draw against Cameroon for the Olympics Intercontinental Play-offs Women.[6]

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[7] where Chile won the silver medal.[8]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 September 2023Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile New Zealand2–03–0Friendly
2.5 December 2023Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile Peru5–06–0

Honours

Chile

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Yenny Acuña, nueva jugadora de Santiago Morning: "Es un privilegio jugar en este club"". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. Concepción, Diario. "VIDEO El golazo de rabona que le dio el título a Santiago Morning femenino". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "La iquiqueña Yenny Acuña fue oficializada como nueva jugadora del Bahía de Brasil". SoyChile (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. @guriascoloradasoficial (29 November 2023). "𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚, 𝐘𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲! ✍️" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Instagram.
  6. "LAROJA.CL - El sitio oficial de la Selección Chilena de Fútbol". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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