Yenny Acuña

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 (age 27)
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
(on loan from Internacional)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Deportes Iquique [es]
2020–2023 Santiago Morning
2023 Bahia 12 (4)
2024– Internacional
2024– → Colo-Colo (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Chile 25 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

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

Club career

Acuña started her career on Deportes Iquique [es]. 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] In the second half of 2024, she was loaned out to Colo-Colo until the end of the year.[6]

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.[7]

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[8] where Chile won the silver medal.[9]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 September 2023 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile  New Zealand 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile  Peru 5–0 6–0

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. ^ Molina, Geraldine (26 July 2024). "Yenny Acuña es presentada como nuevo fichaje de Colo-Colo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "LAROJA.CL - El sitio oficial de la Selección Chilena de Fútbol". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.