Ángela Barón

Ángela Daniela Barón (born 18 September 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Atlético Nacional. Born in the United States, she represents the Colombia women's national team.[1][2][3][4]

Ángela Barón
Personal information
Full name Ángela Daniela Barón
Date of birth (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003
Place of birth Keller, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Nacional
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Arizona Wildcats 12 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 D'Feeters Kicks
2023– Atlético Nacional
International career‡
2022 Colombia U20
2021– Colombia 1 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Runner-up2022 Colombia
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Runner-upUruguay 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

International career

Barón was eligible to represent Colombia and the United States at the international level.

Barón made her international debut in a friendly againtst the Ecuador on 13 April 2021.[5] On 3 July 2022, she was called up by Nelson Abadía to represent Colombia at the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[6]

Personal life

Barón was born to an American father and Colombian mother from Bogotá.[7]

Honours

Colombia

References
  1. "International experience gives Wildcats freshman Angela Baron an edge". tucson.com.
  2. "Ángela Barón, del oro Bolivariano a la Copa América". colombia.as.com. 4 July 2022.
  3. "Ella es Ángela Barón, la sensual y talentosa defensa de la Selección Colombia que busca el título". soho.co. 26 July 2022.
  4. "Ángela Barón: "Me alegra estar en Nacional y espero aportar lo que he aprendido en el exterior"". gol.caracoltv.com. 3 February 2023.
  5. "Quito es la próxima escala de la selección Colombia femenina" [Quito is the next port of call for the Colombian women's team] (in Spanish). EL Colombiano. 30 March 2021.
  6. "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina de Mayores para CONMEBOL Copa América" [Call for Colombia Women's National Team for CONMEBOL Copa América] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 3 July 2022.
  7. "En la Selección Colombia se habla inglés: dos jugadoras de la 'tricolor' nacieron en Estados Unidos" [English is spoken in the Colombian National Team: two players from the 'tricolor' were born in the United States]. Gol Caracol. 22 February 2022.


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