Catalina Primo Explained

Catalina Primo
Fullname:Catalina Julia Primo
Birth Date:19 May 2000
Birth Place:Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina
Height:1.65 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:UAI Urquiza
Years1:2016–2018
Years2:2018–2020
Years3:2020–
Nationalyears1:2017–2020

Catalina Julia Primo (born 19 May 2000) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for football team UAI Urquiza. She also played for the Argentine U20 team.

Club career

Primo began her steps in football at the age of 5 at the Sportivo 9 de Julio club in her hometown of Río Tercero. She first played for a women's football club at age 12 at Libertad de Hernando. She later moved to the city of Córdoba and had a brief stint at Instituto in 2015.[1]

After playing in the Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol with Racing (2016-2018) and Talleres (2018-2020), Primo signed her first professional contract in 2020 with UAI Urquiza of the Primera División A.[2] [3]

International career

Primo's first national call-up occurred in 2017, having been called-up the Argentine U20 team.[1] She played in the South American U-20 Women's Championship in 2018 and 2020,[4] [5] but in both tournaments, the team did not manage to get past the group stage.

Notes and References

  1. News: Catalina Primo, la juvenil que la rompe en Racing de Nueva Italia . La Nueva Mañana . Marcos Villalobo . 26 July 2018 . 12 July 2021.
  2. News: Catalina Primo, Guerrera . UAI Urquiza . 29 January 2020 . 12 July 2021.
  3. News: Otra cordobesa ex Talleres se sumará al bicampeón del fútbol femenino . La Voz del Interior . Ana Dalmasso . 21 January 2020 . 12 July 2021.
  4. News: "Cata" Primo y el Sudamericano sub 20: "Todavía no le encontramos explicación a lo que pasó" . La Voz del Interior . Ana Dalmasso . 1 April 2020 . 12 July 2021.
  5. News: Convocatoria y fixture para el Sudamericano Sub 20 Femenino . AFA . 22 February 2020 . 12 July 2021.