ACUNA Yenny

Chile

Football

Date of Birth: 18 May 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.61/5'3''

Place of birth: IQUIQUE

Birth Country:

Chile

Place of residence : SANTIAGO

Residence Country:

Chile

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women CHI Chile	11

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sapporo Dome	Women's Group E #02 GBR Great Britain 2 CHI Chile 0	Finished
Sapporo Dome	Women's Group E #08 CHI Chile 1 CAN Canada 2	Finished
Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group E #13 CHI Chile 0 JPN Japan 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Physical Education - University of Santo Tomas, Iquique, CHI

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Santiago Morning [Chile] since 2020

Coach:

Marco Olea [club], CHI; Jose Letelier [national], CHI

Position style:

Forward (laroja.cl, 02 Jul 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Francesca has played club football at national level in Chile. (anfp.cl, 17 Jul 2019)

Debut:

2021 for Chile Against Cameroon, Olympic Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey (laroja.cl, 18 May 2021)

National league:

Campeonato Femenino [CHI] (anfp.cl, 17 Jan 2020)

Start:

She took up the sport at age nine at Colegio Deportivo in Iquique, Chile. (Iquique Deportes en Accion Twitter profile, 24 Nov 2018)

Reason:

"I used to see my sister train and I liked to kick the ball during her training. The coaches saw me and invited me to try. I have not stopped since." (anfp.cl, 17 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (laroja.cl, 26 Jan 2021)

Hero:

Chilean footballer Matias Fernandez. (dalealbo.cl, 21 Dec 2020)

Influence:

Her sister Francesca. (anfp.cl, 17 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"Insist, persist, resist and never give up." (Instagram profile, 26 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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