Lesly Olivares

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Lesly Olivares
Personal information
Full name Lesly Belén Olivares Riveros
Date of birth 2001 (age 22–23)
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Millonarios
Youth career
2014–2018 CODE Iquique
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 CODE Iquique [es]
2020 Santiago Morning
2020–2021 Deportes Iquique [es]
2022 Palestino [es]
2023 Deportes Antofagasta [es] 17 (7)
2024– Millonarios
International career
2020 Chile U20
2021 Chile (seven-a-side football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lesly Belén Olivares Riveros (born 2001) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Colombian Football League side Millonarios.

Club career[edit]

Born in Iquique, Chile, Olivares joined Colegio Deportivo Iquique, known as CDI or CODE Iquique, in 2014. In 2019, she began her senior career with them, the women's team of Deportes Iquique at the time.[1][2][3] She after played for Santiago Morning (2020),[4] Deportes Iquique [es] (2020–21),[5] Palestino [es] (2022)[6] and Deportes Antofagasta [es] (2023) in his homeland.[7]

In 2024, she moved abroad and signed with Colombian Football League side Millonarios under Angie Vega [es], her coach in Deportes Antofagasta.[3][7] She came to the Colombian club alongside her compatriot Gabriela Bórquez.[8]

International career[edit]

She represented Chile U20 in 2020.[9]

Seven-a-side football[edit]

Olivares is also a seven-a-side football player who represented the Chile national team in the 2021 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zencovich Melgarejo, Yerko Andrei (16 June 2020). "#FutFemenPDH ⚽️ 👩🏻 CDI Code Fútbol Femenino: Con el Norte puesto en repetir la campaña de 2018". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Pasión de Hincha. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "CDIFEM: Resultados ante Santiago Morning". somoscelestes.cl (in Spanish). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (4 January 2024). "Lesly Olivares es oficializada en Millonarios para 2024". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "El sueño de Lesly Olivares". En El Camarín (in Spanish). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Campaña perfecta de la 'U' y el 'Chago' destacan en fútbol femenino". Prensa Fútbol (in Spanish). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ Gálvez, Daniella (26 February 2022). "Lesly Olivares y Yocelyn Cisternas son los nuevos fichajes de Palestino". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (1 January 2024). "Lesly Olivares también se sumará a la legión de chilenas en Millonarios". Contragolpe (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Lesly Olivares y Gabriela Borquez son presentadas como refuerzos de Millonarios de Colombia". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ^ "La Roja Femenina Sub 20 jugará con Uruguay en Santiago". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ @anf7chile (24 January 2023). "LOS DOS MEJORES EQUIPOS FEM DE CHILE 🇨🇱" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Instagram.

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