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Santos with Colombia in 2019
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| Full name | Leicy María Santos Herrera[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lorica, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Washington Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Club Besser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Iowa Central Tritons | 11 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Future Soccer | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Santa Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Atlético Madrid | 100 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Colombia U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Colombia U20 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Colombia | 43[3] | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leicy María Santos Herrera (born 16 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Colombia women's national team. She was a national champion with Iowa Central Community College.
Santos was born on 16 May 1996 in the town of San Sebastián, a municipality of Santa Cruz de Lorica, Córdoba, Colombia. She was encouraged to play soccer from a young age by her father, Elizaith Santos, who was also a soccer player and previously a member of the Córdoba Under-20 National Team.[4] Santos's mother initially did not like the idea of her playing soccer, and insisted that she help clean their home instead of playing.[5]
Santos played on boys' teams as a child and was the only girl playing at tournaments. One afternoon, César Correa, a friend of her father's, saw her play and recommended that she travel to Bogotá so she could try out for Club Besser, who was looking for female players.[4][5] After a call from the Colombia women's national team and gathering the support of her family and friends to finance the trip, she moved to Bogotá with Correa. After six months of training with Club Besser, her parents joined her in Bogotá. Despite various difficulties, she and coach Pedro Rodríguez formed a women's team for Club Besser. Santos's stellar performances led to call-ups for the Bogotá National Team and the Colombia women's national under-17 football team.[6] She remained at Club Besser until 2016.[4]
In 2015, Santos played in the United States for Iowa Central Community College. In only her second game, she scored a hat trick.[7] The team finished the season as national champions after she assisted on the lone goal of the championship match against Eastern Florida State College.[8] She played a total of 11 games, with 7 goals and 3 assists.[9]
In the 2023–24 away game against Granada, Santos scored the goal in the 1–0 victory.[10]
On 2 April 2024, Washington Spirit announced that they had signed Santos to a three-year contract and that she would join the team after the conclusion of the 2023–24 Liga F season.[11]
In the quarterfinal of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Santos scored a lob goal against England goalkeeper Mary Earps, in a manner that commentators compared to the lob goal scored by Ronaldinho against England goalkeeper David Seaman in the quarterfinal of the 2002 FIFA Men's World Cup.[12]
With fellow professional footballer Lina Arciniegas, Santos is the co-founder of Cacahuates, a company that creates and distributes nut creams.[13]
In 2021, Santos joined Common Goal.[14]
On 1 July 2024, she announced her engagement to Geral Matallana.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 October 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia |  Paraguay |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 12 August 2023 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia |  England |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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Washington Spirit – current squad
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