Leidy Asprilla | |
Fullname: | Leidy Johanna Aspirlla Solís |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1997 |
Death Date: | 19 May 2019 (aged 22) |
Death Place: | Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
Position: | Forward |
Clubs1: | Orsomarso |
Nationalyears1: | 2013–14 |
Nationalteam1: | Colombia U17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | Colombia U20 |
Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
Nationalteam3: | Colombia |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Leidy Johanna Asprilla Solís (18 April 1997 – 19 May 2019) was a Colombian footballer who played as a forward. She played for the women's team of Orsomarso and also represented Colombia at the under-20 level, earning several caps.
Aspirlla was reported missing on 19 May 2019 while on her way to a training session in Palmira. Her body was found several days later on a nearby highway near her motorcycle.[1] Local police announced that she had died in a traffic accident, rather than a kidnapping or murder as previously assumed.[2]
Aspirlla represented Colombia at several youth tournaments, including the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3] At the 2013 South American U-17 Women's Championship, she scored the lone goal against Brazil in a group stage match. She suffered a knee injury in 2016 that kept her out of consideration for the Colombian team, but returned to the under-20 team the following year.[4]