Priscila Chinchilla (born 11 July 2001) is a Costa Rican international

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who plays as a

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for Glasgow City and the

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. She appeared in three matches for Costa Rica and scored two goals at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.

Career

Chinchilla began her career with

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, scoring 86 league goals. On 21 December 2020, Chinchilla joined

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champions Glasgow City on a two year deal. She was named as the

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Women's Player of the Year for the 2021–22 season (the inaugural year of the award).

International goals

References

2001 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Costa Rican women's footballers Costa Rica women's international footballers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Costa Rica Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Glasgow City F.C. players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Scottish Women's Premier League players {{CostaRica-women-footy-bio-stub