Colombia will face Chile this Wednesday, July 20, in the last date of group A of the Copa América Femenina 2022. The Tricolor hopes to add to confirm their classification to the semifinals; while La Roja goes for the local undefeated to qualify.
In addition, the Chilean team hopes that a Colombian will help them qualify. And it is that in the national team of the lone star Mary Valencia plays, a coffee maker who defends the colors red, blue and white.
Mary was born in Zaragoza, Valle del Cauca, almost 19 years ago (October 16, 2003), and lived there until she was 11 years old. In 2014, Ana Valencia, her mother, decided to go to Chile: they settled in Viña del Mar and there the opportunities began to arrive for both of them.
“I never thought that I would do so well in a strange country. I would call Chile my country of opportunities. Here I was able to finish school, I was able to play sports and now I am doing well. It is wonderful. In Colombia I would not have had these opportunities”, Valencia said in an interview that he granted to Emol, when he arrived at the Chilean team.
However, Mary suffered from racism, because “at school I was the only brunette, it was strange for the others and they bothered me sometimes”.
Mary debuted in Chilean soccer in 2018, playing for Santiago Wanderers, and this year she arrived at Santiago Morning. The truth is that he has been a sensation, he came to the Chilean team and has already scored a goal in the current Copa América.
“Happy for having added minutes in the adult team among great players. Happier for scoring a goal in my first Copa América. It is a dream to be here and I have come to represent Chile in the best way, ”said Valencia, the Colombian who will face her country’s team.
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