JLo Varada
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | JLo Ann Varada Vázquez | ||
Date of birth | [1] | February 2, 2003||
Place of birth | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Campbell Fighting Camels | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2021 | IMG Academy | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Florida Gators | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Campbell Fighting Camels | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Puerto Rico | 5 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 3, 2021 |
JLo Ann Varada Vázquez (born February 2, 2003) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Puerto Rico women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Born in San Juan, Varada attended Escuela Rafael Hernández Marín and later Colegio María Reina. In 2018, she was invited to join the IMG Academy's soccer program and moved to Bradenton, Florida.[2]
International career
[edit]In May 2018, Varada made her senior debut for the Puerto Rican women's national football team in a 5–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualifier victory against Aruba.[3][4] Later the same year, she played in two friendlies against Argentina on August 30 and September 2.[5]
In 2021, Varada appeared in friendlies against the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "JLo Varada". Grenada FA. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Vázquez Muñiz, Héctor (September 13, 2018). "Jlo se va para IMG Academy". QuePalo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Torres, Javier (May 12, 2018). "Puerto Rico cierra con victoria ante Aruba". Seleccion Femenina de Futbol de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Howard, Mary (November 18, 2020). "Florida Soccer Adds Seven for 2021". floridagators.com/. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "SELECCIONADOS CODY LAURENDI Y JLO VARADA COMO LOS MEJORES DEL 2018 EN EL FÚTBOL BORICUA". Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (in Spanish). December 14, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Soriano, Adán (February 19, 2021). "RD y PR empatan en amistoso fútbol femenino". noti-america.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Maldonado, Guillermo (June 16, 2021). "Uruguay goleó a Puerto Rico con elegancia en el segundo tiempo". La Oral Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2021.
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Puerto Rican women's footballers
- Puerto Rico women's international footballers
- Florida Gators women's soccer players
- Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Campbell Fighting Camels women's soccer players
- Puerto Rican women's football biography stubs