Francisca Moroso Velasco (born 20 March 1993) is a former Chilean

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who played as a

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. She has been a member of the Chile women's national team.

Club career

After spending her first years playing in Chile, in 2018, Moroso moved for signing with Spanish team

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. On 20 September 2019, Moroso agreed terms with

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team

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. However, on 8 November 2019, the club and the player parted ways due to personal reasons.

International career

Moroso has represented Chile at the

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. At senior level, she played the

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, the

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and the

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Retirement

Moroso announced that she retired from football through her social media on 25 Oct, 2021.

Honours

Chile *

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Silver medal:

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References

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Francisca Moroso
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Women's association football forwards Chilean women's footballers Chile women's youth international footballers Chile women's international footballers South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2014 South American Games South American Games competitors for Chile Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Colo-Colo (women) footballers Club Universidad de Chile (women) footballers Segunda Federación (women) players Sporting de Gijón (women) players Chilean expatriate women's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain 21st-century Chilean women {{Chile-women-footy-bio-stub