María Sofía Filipek Carvallo (born 9 August 1994) is a

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player from Chile, who plays as a midfielder.

Personal life

Sofía Filipek was a student at Universidad de Chile in

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, where she studied Commercial Engineering.

Career

Club hockey

Filipek is a member of the COGS hockey club based in

National teams

Sofía Filipek has represented

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at both junior and senior levels.

Under–21

In 2012, Filipek was a member of the national team Chile U–21 at the

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Las Diablas

Following her junior debut, Filipek also represented the national team for the first time in 2012. Filipek won her first medal with ''Las Diablas'' in 2013 at the South American Championship in

, where she took home silver. She has also medalled at the

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and

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, as well as the 2017 Pan American Cup, winning silver, bronze and silver, respectively. Throughout her career, Filipek has competed in many major tournaments; most notably the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Filipek, Sofía 1994 births Living people Chilean female field hockey players Female field hockey midfielders South American Games medalists in field hockey South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Competitors at the 2022 South American Games Sportspeople from Santiago Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Chile Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in field hockey