Yenny Acuña Explained

Yenny Acuña
Fullname:Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios
Birth Date:18 May 1997
Birth Place:Iquique, Chile
Height:1.61 m[1]
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Colo-Colo
(on loan from Internacional)
Years1:2017–2019
Years2:2020–2023
Years3:2023
Caps3:12
Goals3:4
Years4:2024–
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Colo-Colo (loan)
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2021–
Nationalteam1:Chile
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:4
Pcupdate:29 November 2023
Ntupdate: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 . 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 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 5 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile 5–0 6–0

Honours

Chile

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 . . 1 . PDF . 12 February 2023 . 12 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Yenny Acuña, nueva jugadora de Santiago Morning: "Es un privilegio jugar en este club". 15 April 2021. ANFP. es.
  3. Web site: Concepción. Diario. VIDEO El golazo de rabona que le dio el título a Santiago Morning femenino. 15 April 2021. Diario Concepción. es.
  4. Web site: La iquiqueña Yenny Acuña fue oficializada como nueva jugadora del Bahía de Brasil . SoyChile . 5 February 2023 . es . 4 February 2023.
  5. guriascoloradasoficial. C0PKWZHuKVX., ! ✍️. 29 November 2023. 29 November 2023. pt.
  6. News: Molina . Geraldine . Yenny Acuña es presentada como nuevo fichaje de Colo-Colo . 28 July 2024 . Contragolpe . 26 July 2024 . es.
  7. Web site: LAROJA.CL - El sitio oficial de la Selección Chilena de Fútbol. 15 April 2021. www.laroja.cl. es-CL.
  8. Web site: Cumulative Statistics . Santiago2023.org . 6 November 2023 . 3 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Medallists . Santiago2023.org . 6 November 2023 . 3 November 2023.