Nadia Neve Colón Reyes (born 8 September 2002) is a footballer who plays as a left back for the Calgary Foothills WFC in League1 Alberta. Born in the United States, she represents the Dominican Republic at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nadia Neve Colón Reyes | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cooper City, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Calgary Foothills WFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunrise Prime FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | UTRGV Vaqueros | 69 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Calgary Foothills WFC | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2022 | Dominican Republic U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Dominican Republic | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 February 2024 | |||
Early life
editColón played youth soccer with Sunrise Prime FC.[1] She attended Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School in Florida, winning the Florida 5A State Championship in 2020.[2]
College career
editIn 2020, Colón began attending the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she played for the women's soccer team.[3] She made her collegiate debut on February 10, 2021 against the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders and recorded her first assist on February 25, 2021 in a victory over the Chicago State Cougars.[1]
Club career
editIn 2025, Colón joined the Calgary Foothills WFC in League1 Alberta.[4][5]
International career
editBorn in the United States, Colón is also eligible to represent the Dominican Republic, where her grandmother was born.[6][7]
Colón began her international career with the Dominican Republic U20 at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, helping the team reach the semi-finals, then also re-joining the squad two years later at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[8]
She made her senior debut for the senior team on 7 July 2021 against Nicaragua.[8] In February 2022, she was called up for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification tournament.[9][10]
References
edit- 1 2 "Nadia Colon UTRGV profile". UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.
- ↑ Rubio, Luis (24 August 2020). "Nadia Colon brings international experience to UTRGV women's soccer". UTRGV Radio.
- ↑ "New Kids on the Block: Nadia Colon". UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "Foothills Kicks Off 2025 League1 Alberta Season May 2 with Doubleheader Against Callies United". Calgary Foothills FC. 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Nadia Colon L1A Stats". League1 Alberta.
- ↑ Becker Cabrera, Luis. "Nadia Colón". Futbol Dominicano (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Nadia Colón: una verdadera campeona que representa a UTRGV y a República Dominicana" [Nadia Colón: A true champion representing UTRGV and the Dominican Republic]. Telemundo40 (in Spanish). 26 June 2023.
- 1 2 Le Moustre, Guilaine (2 April 2024). "Uno de nuestros pilares en la defensa, Nadia Colón, nos conversa sobre su pasado, presente y futuro deportivo" [One of our pillars in defense, Nadia Colón, talks to us about her past, present, and future in the sport]. Doce (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Nadia Colon Called Up By Dominican Republic National Team". UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. 14 February 2022.
- ↑ Michaels, Bella (17 May 2022). "UTRGV Soccer's Nadia Colon Gains International Experience". KRGV-TV.
External links
edit- Nadia Colón at Soccerway