Sandra Milena Sepúlveda Lopera (born 3 March 1988) is a Colombian

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Profesional Femenina club

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and the Colombia women's national team.

Club career

Sepúlveda joined her first club,

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, as a 10-year-old. She rose to club

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and played in the

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. She accepted a contract offer from the Israeli club Kiryat Gat in November 2015. In January 2018 she agreed to sign for Atlético Junior's newly formed women's team, who were entering the

Colombian Women's Football League The Liga Femenina Profesional de Fútbol Colombiano (Colombian Professional Women's Football League) or Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR (sponsored name) is the top level women's football league in Colombia. The first season was held in 2017, with 18 ...

International career

Sepúlveda played for Colombia at the

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and

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. She was voted best goalkeeper at the 2014 Women's Copa America. She was part of Colombia's team at the 2015 World Cup.

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* 1988 births Living people Women's association football goalkeepers Colombian women's footballers Colombia women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games F.C. Kiryat Gat (women) players Atlético Junior footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Colombian expatriate women's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate women's footballers in Israel Footballers from Antioquia Department Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football 21st-century Colombian women 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{Colombia-footy-goalkeeper-stub