Rosario Francisca María Balmaceda Holley (born 26 March 1999) is a Chilean

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who plays as a

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. She last played for Brazilian side

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Club career

In March 2023, she moved abroad and joined Brazilian side

International career

Balmaceda represented Chile at two

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editions (

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and

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) and the 2016 South American U-17 Women's Championship. She also was part of the Chile squad at the

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. She made her senior debut on 15 September 2017 in a 0–1 friendly loss against France.

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* 1999 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean women's footballers Chilean expatriate women's footballers Chile women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Chile Chile women's youth international footballers Competitors at the 2018 South American Games South American Games competitors for Chile Women's association football forwards Club Universidad de Chile (women) footballers Colo-Colo (women) footballers Santiago Morning (women) footballers Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (women) players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate women's footballers in Brazil {{Chile-women-footy-bio-stub