Fernanda Andrea Ramírez Mellado (born 30 August 1992) is a Chilean

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who plays as a defender for

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and the Chile women's national team.

Early life

Ramírez was raised in

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College career

Ramírez played soccer in University of Cumberlands and

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, both at NAIA level.

Club career

Ramírez debuted for Audax Italiano in 2018. She played in

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in 2019 and won the 2019 National Championship with "Chago". Ramírez has played for Universidad de Chile since 2020. She scored her first goal against Universidad Católica in 2021 season.

International career

Ramírez was called to

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's senior squad as a replacement for the injured Carla Guerrero on 29 November 2020. She was included in the 22-player squad for the Olympics Intercontinental Play-offs against

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in Apr 2021. Ramírez made her senior debut in a friendly against

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on 10 Jun 2021 where their team lost 0-1 to the Slovaks.

References

1992 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean women's footballers Women's association football defenders Cumberlands Patriots athletes Central Methodist Eagles women's soccer players Audax Italiano footballers Santiago Morning (women) footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Chile women's international footballers Chilean expatriate women's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Chile {{Chile-footy-defender-stub