Yoana Peralta

Yoana Peralta Fernández (born 1999) is a Canadian-born Dominican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Icelandic club Ungmennafélagið Einherji and the Dominican Republic women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Yoana Peralta
Personal information
Full name Yoana Peralta Fernández
Date of birth 1999 (age 23–24)
Place of birth Canada[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Einherji
Youth career
Father Henry Carr Crusaders
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 York Lions 20 (0)
2021 Seneca Sting 5 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Einherji 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Dominican Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021.[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2021.[4]

Early life

Peralta was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3] Her father is Dominican and her mother is Uruguayan. She attended the Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School.[3]

College career

Peralta attended the York University and the Seneca College in her hometown.[3]

International career

Peralta made her senior debut for the Dominican Republic on 30 October 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Yoana Peralta". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. "Yoana Peralta". Seneca Sting. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. "Yoana Peralta - Women's Soccer". York Lions. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. @sedofutbol (25 October 2021). "#Femenino| Amistoso| 83'⏰| 🇩🇴 1-1🇧🇴 – Sustitución en República Dominicana: – Salen: Keisla Gil y Manuela Lareo – Entran: Yoana Peralta y Maria López – #LaSeleccionNosUne 🇩🇴" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via Twitter.


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