Fabiana Gisela Vallejos (born 30 July 1985) is an Argentine

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who plays for

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as a

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International career

Vallejos became a member of the Argentine national team during a historic period for the team: She helped the team qualify for the 2003

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in the

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. It was the first time that Argentina reached the World Cup on the women's side. She also participated at the

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, the

and the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino. She won the 2006 title with the Argentine team, defeating continental rivals

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for the first time ever. Vallejos also played all three of Argentina's matches at the

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in China.

International goals

''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first''

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1985 births Living people People from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentine women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Club Atlético River Plate (women) players Boca Juniors (women) footballers Atlético Huila (women) players Argentina women's international footballers 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Argentina Competitors at the 2014 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in football Argentine expatriate women's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate women's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate women's footballers in Colombia Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-women-footy-bio-stub