Lyana Merkel Chirinos Pérez (born 21 June 1992) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward. She was a member of the Peru women's national team.

College career

Chirinos attended the

Darton State College Darton State College was a public college in Albany, Georgia. It was part of the University System of Georgia and had its higher enrollment, 6,097 students, in 2011. Prior to its merger with Albany State University in 2016, the college offered 84 ...

and the Lindsey Wilson College, both in the United States.

International career

Chirinos represented Peru at the

2008 South American U-17 Women's Championship The 2008 South American Under-17 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the South American Under-17 Women's Championship. It was held from 12 to 30 January 2008 in Melipilla, Peñalolén and Villarrica, Chile.2012 South American U-20 Women's Championship The 2012 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the 5th edition of the South American Under-20 Women Championship. It was held from 20 January to 5 February in Brazil. The winners, and the runners-up, were qualified for the 2012 ...

. At senior level, she played two Copa América Femenina editions (

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and

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Personal life

Chirinos' paternal grandmother is of Italian descent.

References

1992 births Living people Women's association football forwards Peruvian women's footballers Footballers from Lima Peruvian people of Italian descent Peru women's international footballers Darton State Cavaliers women's soccer players Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders women's soccer players Peruvian expatriate women's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States {{Peru-women-footy-bio-stub